Fahrenheit 451: Literary Terms

Question 1

Exposition

Answer 1

the beginning of a story where details are fleshed out

Question 2

Inciting Moment

Answer 2

the spark to the unraveling of the plot

Question 3

Rising Action

Answer 3

how the plot intensifies before reaching the climax

Question 4

Climax

Answer 4

the “high point” of the story; the point of most suspense

Question 5

Falling Action

Answer 5

the point of the story when everything is in the process of resolving

Question 6

Resolution

Answer 6

the wrapping up of the story

Question 7

Setting

Answer 7

• where/when it goes down

- the environment (cultural, social/legal, intellectual)

Question 8

Characterization

Answer 8

the means by which an author describes a character

Question 9

Direct Characterization

Answer 9

tells the audience what the character’s personality is

Question 10

Indirect Characterization

Answer 10

shown through thought, speech or action

Question 11

Protagonist

Answer 11

the main character of the story

Question 12

Antagonist

Answer 12

character that opposes the protagonist

Question 13

Conflict

Answer 13

friction between different forces in the story

Question 14

Figurative Language

Answer 14

a deeper meaning of the text; not the plain meaning of the words

Question 15

Synecdoche

Answer 15

part of the whole

Question 16

Personification

Answer 16

ascribing human qualities to non-human creatures, objects, or ideas

Question 17

Simile

Answer 17

a direct comparison between two things, using like or as

Question 18

Metaphor

Answer 18

the statement speaks for itself about the equivalence between two things

Question 19

Symbolism

Answer 19

allowing us to think about a familiar concept in a new way; have an object stand in for a different meaning