Literary Terms

Question 1

Round Character

Answer 1

Multiple traits, well developed

Question 2

Flat Character

Answer 2

one or two traits

Question 3

Setting

Answer 3

Time, place, and mood

Question 4

Static Character

Answer 4

Stays the same, doesn’t change or grow

Question 5

Dynamic Character

Answer 5

Changes and grows

Question 6

Protagonist

Answer 6

Main Character, “good guy”

Question 7

Antagonist

Answer 7

Causes conflict for the main character, “bad guy”

Question 8

First Person Point of View

Answer 8

The story is told by the main character and uses the pronouns “I”, “me”, “my”, and “we”.

Question 9

Second Person Point of View

Answer 9

The story is told by the narrator who addresses the reader as “you”, “your”, and “yours”.

Question 10

Third Person Limited

Answer 10

The story is told by a narrator seeing the story through the eyes of one character. Uses the character’s name and the pronouns “he”, “she”, “it”, “they”, “his”, “hers”, and “theirs”.

Question 11

Third Person Omniscient

Answer 11

The story is told by a narrator who is all-seeing and all-knowing and can shift from one character’s mind to another.

Question 12

Theme

Answer 12

The central idea or life lesson an author wants you to take away from the story.

Question 13

Character vs. Self (conflict)

Answer 13

The main character struggles with decisions, limitations, and moral compass, etc.

Question 14

Character vs. Nature (conflict)

Answer 14

The main character struggles against weather, animals, the environment, etc.

Question 15

Character vs. Character (conflict)

Answer 15

The main character struggles against another person or group of people.

Question 16

Character vs. Society (conflict)

Answer 16

The main character struggles against government, laws, ideas, and practices of others.

Question 17

Conflict

Answer 17

The central problem in the story.

Question 18

Exposition

Answer 18

The beginning where characters, setting, and conflict are introduced.

Question 19

Rising Action

Answer 19

The events and actions that build suspense and move the plot along.

Question 20

Climax

Answer 20

Most exciting part or turning point. Where the character comes face-to-face with the conflict.

Question 21

Falling Action

Answer 21

The events after the climax that lead to the end of the story.

Question 22

Resolution

Answer 22

The conflict is solved, the characters move on, the story ends.

Question 23

Foreshadowing

Answer 23

Gives hints or clues about an event that will occur later in the story.

Question 24

Flashback

Answer 24

The purpose is to make a comparison between the present action and something that happened in the past.

Question 25

Mood of Setting

Answer 25

A feeling the author creates in the character or reader during the story.

Question 26

Setting

Answer 26

Time, place, and mood