Literary Terms

Question 1

What is the narrator in a book?

Answer 1

The voice that tells the story

Question 2

What are the three types of point-of-view (PoV) in a book?

Answer 2

First person - person is part of the experience
Second person - talks about someone else (very rare)
Third person limited - only knows what is happening in the scene
Third person omniscient - knows everything and what everyone is thinking

Question 3

What is the exposition in a book?

Answer 3

The exposition is the part where the author is showing you the situation, the setting, and the characters.

Question 4

What is the conflict in a book?

Answer 4

Conflicted is when the main character meets with opposition.

Question 5

What are the three types of conflict?

Answer 5

1. Person versus person
2. Person versus nature
3. Person versus self

Question 5

What is direct characterization
in a book?

Answer 5

Direct characterisation is when you directly describe a character.

Question 5

What does indirect characterization (S.T.E.A.L.) stand for in a book?

Answer 5

Says
Thinks
Effect on others
Actions
Look

Question 6

What is indirect characterization
in a book?

Answer 6

Indirect characterisation is when you indirectly describe a character.

Question 6

What are the stakes in a book?

Answer 6

Something at risk