Literary Elements

Question 1

Antagonist

Answer 1

The source of conflict for the main character

Question 2

Protagonist

Answer 2

The main character of the story

Question 3

Character

Answer 3

A person, animal or imaginary creature in literary work

Question 4

Conflict

Answer 4

Refers to struggle between two opposing forces

Question 5

Complication

Answer 5

Causes a plot to become tense or entangled as a result of the conflict

Question 6

Dialogue

Answer 6

A conversation between characters

Question 7

Dialect

Answer 7

A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

Question 8

Flashback

Answer 8

Interrupts the sequence of events to relate to an event from an earlier time

Question 9

Foreshadowing

Answer 9

Uses clues to suggest events that have yet to occur

Question 10

Genre

Answer 10

The division or type of literature

Question 11

Irony

Answer 11

Literary techniques that involves surprising, interesting or amusing contradictions

Question 12

Persona

Answer 12

The voice through which an author tells a story

Question 13

Plot

Answer 13

A sequence of events

Question 14

Subplot

Answer 14

A less important series of events within the main plot

Question 15

Point of view (P.O.V)

Answer 15

The perspective or vantage point from which the story is told

Question 16

Setting

Answer 16

The place and time in which a literary work takes place

Question 17

Style

Answer 17

A writers typical way of writing

Question 18

Symbol

Answer 18

Anything that stands for or represents something abstract (like an idea)

Question 19

Theme

Answer 19

Hey central idea, concerns or purpose

Question 20

Tone

Answer 20

The writers attitude towards the readers, characters and the subject

Question 21

Mood

Answer 21

Refers to the atmosphere or feeling conveyed by the work