Lit Terms

Question 1

Setting

Answer 1

the act of a person or thing that sets

Question 2

Anecdote

Answer 2

a short, obscure historical or biographical account.

Question 3

Thesis

Answer 3

a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections

Question 4

Mood

Answer 4

a state or quality of feeling at a particular time

Question 5

Tone

Answer 5

any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc

Question 6

Cliche

Answer 6

a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox

Question 7

Plot

Answer 7

a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose

Question 8

Exposition

Answer 8

a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products

Question 9

Rising Action

Answer 9

a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

Question 10

Climax

Answer 10

the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination

Question 11

Falling Action

Answer 11

the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved

Question 12

Resolution

Answer 12

a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group.Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution

Question 13

Denouement

Answer 13

the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel

Question 14

Protagonist

Answer 14

the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work

Question 15

Antagonist

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a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary

Question 16

Theme

Answer 16

a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic

Question 17

Narrator

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a person who gives an account or tells the story of events, experiences, etc

Question 18

First Person (POV)

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the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself or to a group including himself or herself, as I and we in English

Question 19

Third Person Limited (POV)

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the person that is used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anything or to anyone other than the speaker or the one or ones being addressed

Question 20

Third Person Omniscient (POV)

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Third person omniscient is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story, as opposed to third person limited, which adheres closely to one character’s perspective

Question 21

Voice

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the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc

Question 22

Flashback

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a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work

Question 23

Foreshadowing

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to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure

Question 24

Conflict

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to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash

Question 25

External Conflict

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struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot

Question 26

Internal Conflict

Answer 26

psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot’s suspense

Question 27

Irony

Answer 27

the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning