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literature vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the author tells your explicitly what a character is like

a)

point of view

b)

character traits

c)

direct characterization

d)

indirect characterization

2.

the standpoint from which a story is told

a)

point of view

b)

1st person

c)

mood

d)

exposition

3.

the anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story

a)

metaphor

b)

climax

c)

suspense

d)

irony

4.

the most exciting or intense part of the story; a turning point

a)

falling action

b)

exposition

c)

resolution

d)

climax

5.

where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed

a)

exposition

b)

dynamic character

c)

theme

d)

foreshadowing

6.

a comparison of unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar thing

a)

simile

b)

tone

c)

character trait

d)

metaphor

7.

the atmosphere or feeling created by a work of literature

a)

point of view

b)

mood

c)

realistic fiction

d)

resolution

8.

a character that remains the same throughout the story

a)

static character

b)

dynamic character

c)

character trait

d)

suspense

9.

what happens is the opposite of what we expect would happen

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

irony

d)

rising action

10.

time and place of a story

a)

climax

b)

theme

c)

setting

d)

antagonist

11.

a genre that is set in the past and may include real people, places, or events from history.

a)

realistic fiction

b)

historical fiction

c)

third person omniscient

d)

plot

12.

a narrator is not in the story but focuses on one character's point of view

a)

indirect characterization

b)

dynamic character

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person onmiscient

13.

a truth about life that is revealed in a story

a)

character trait

b)

theme

c)

simile

d)

falling action

14.

the end of the story where the main conflict is resolved

a)

exposition

b)

resolution

c)

climax

d)

falling action

15.

a character who undergoes a deep change from within a story

a)

setting

b)

antagonist

c)

dynamic character

d)

static character