Who is telling the story?
What literary term can be defined as the person telling the story?
the narrator?
The part of the plot where the greatest action or suspense occurs is known as what?
climax
What literary term is defined as a person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work?
character
"The boy ran like the wind" is an example of what literary term?
simile
Anything that stands for or represents something else is known as what literary term? Example: the word "Game" in "The Most Dangerous Game"
symbol
The view from which a story is being told is known as what literary term?
point of view
The part of the plot where the action begins is known as what?
rising action
The time and place of the action in a literary work is known as what?
setting
"Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly" is an example of what literary term?
metaphor
The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject defines what literary term?
tone
When a character in the story tells the story, this is which point of view?
first person point of view
The part of the plot where the action is starting to come to a close is known as what?
falling action
What literary term can be defined as the sequence of events in a literary work?
plot
When something nonhuman is given human characteristics, this is known as what literary term?
personification
An author's specific way of writing, word choices, etc. describes what literary term?
style
When an unknown person outside of the story tells the story from a limited viewpoint, this is what point of view?
third person-limited
The part of the plot where all "loose ends" are tied up and the problem(s) have been solved is known as what?
resolution
Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses is known as what?
sensory imagery
A contradiction between what is expected and what happens in reality or between what is said and what is really meant describes what literary term?
irony
A character that shows only one trait (like Mrs. Mitty) is known as what?
flat character
When a person outside the story tells the story and seems all-knowing, this is known as which point of view?
Third person-omniscient
The part of the plot where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced is known as what?
exposition
The central message or insight to life revealed through a literary work is the definition of which literary term?
theme
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement such as, "It's a thousand degrees in this classroom," is an example of what literary term?
hyperbole
A character that shows many different traits--faults as well as virtues (like Walter Mitty) is known as what?
a round character