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Literary Terms

Quiz by Shannyn Hanlon

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12 questions
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  • Q1
    Plot
    The manor events that lead to the resolution
    major events that lead to a turning point
    all of the events in a story
    the main event between the protagonist and the antagonist
    30s
  • Q2
    Protagonist
    The main character in the story, usually the "hero"
    The main character in the story that has the most dialogue
    The main character in the story that is in the plot the most.
    The main character in the story that is usually the "villian"
    30s
  • Q3
    Antagonist
    The main character in the story that has the most dialogue
    The main character in the story, usually the "hero"
    The main character in the story that is usually the "villian"
    30s
  • Q4
    Setting
    The people in the story
    The time and place in which a story takes place.
    The events in a story
    The problem in a story
    30s
  • Q5
    Conflict
    The major events leading to the turning point
    How the problem in a story is solved
    The lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn
    The problem in the story, usually between the antagonist and protagonist
    30s
  • Q6
    Rising action
    the main event between the antagonist and protagonist, point of highest conflict, and/or the point in which the direction of the action changes.
    How the conflict is solved.
    The major events that lead to the turning point
    The major events that lead to the resolution
    30s
  • Q7
    Turning Point
    the main event between the antagonist and protagonist, point of highest conflict, and/or the point in which the direction of the action changes.
    The major events that lead to the resolution
    The major events that lead to the turning point
    How the conflict is solved.
    30s
  • Q8
    Falling Action
    The major events that lead to the resolution
    problem between characters
    How the conflict is solved.
    The message or moral of the story
    30s
  • Q9
    Resolution
    The message of the story
    The problem in the story
    How the conflict is solved
    The major events in a story
    30s
  • Q10
    Theme
    The message or moral of a story
    The main idea of a story
    The title of the story
    The plot of the story.
    30s
  • Q11
    Mood
    The attitude towards the subject that the author has
    The feelings the words in a story create in the reader
    30s
  • Q12
    Characterization
    The problems in the story
    The evidence in the story
    The people in the story
    All the ways an author helps the reader learn about the characters and plot
    30s

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