Literary Terms and Word Parts
Literary Terms and Word Parts
Literary Terms and Word Parts
Literary Terms and Word Parts
Literary Terms and Word Part
100
A central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work.
What is theme
100
A story that features animals that are given human characteristics and that teaches a lesson.
What is fable
100
A struggle between 2 opposing forces (internal or external).
What is conflict
100
The sequence of events in a literary work.
What is plot
100
The time and place of a story.
What is setting
200
without, not
What is a
200
off, away from, apart, down
What is ab/abs
200
head, headlong
What is cap/capit/cipit
200
blame
What is culp
200
becoming
What is esce
300
A logical guess using details from a story.
What is inference
300
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view
300
A literary work that attacks a serious issue in a ridiculous way.
What is satire
300
The character or forces in conflict with the protagonist.
What is antagonist
300
The character in a literary work whose fortunes are of greatest interest to the reader.
What is protagonist
400
over, excessive
What is hyper
400
to swear
What is jur
400
small
What is min
400
next to, beside
What is para
400
to carry
What is port
500
The part of the story that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation.
What is exposition
500
The part of the story where you first learn about the conflict.
What is rising action
500
The part of the story after the climax, where the excitement grows less.
What is falling action
500
The part of the story where the writer explains many details the reader was curious about.
What is resolution
500
The most exciting part of the story.
What is climax
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