Literary Terms
Conflict
Miscellaneous
Plot
Figurative Language
100

This is the moral of the story.

What is theme?

100
Sofia is being bullied at school by Emma.
What is man vs. man.
100

The four types of conflict.

What are man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, and man vs. society ?

100
The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.
What is climax.
100
When you compare to unlike things using the words like or as.
What is simile.
200

This is a "paragraph" in a poem.

What is stanza?

200
A struggle between to opposing forces.
What is conflict.
200
The central point of a piece of writing.
What is main idea.
200
Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.
What is resolution.
200
Giving an object or an animal human traits.
What is personification.
300

The hero/main character in a work of literature.

What is a protagonist?

300
John is afraid of flying in a plane, but it is his only choice if he wants to see his grandfather before he passes away.
What is man vs. self
300
Books that are about real things, people, events, and places.
What is nonfiction.
300
The beginning of the story, where the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition.
300

Choose the best answer. Which of the following is an inanimate object that can be personified? A. a star B. the dog C. Susan D. Basketball team

What is A?

400

When the last word in lines of stanza rhyme, what is it called?

Example: 

He felt so free

He climbed the tree

What is end rhyme?

400
Jack must survive a cold winter in the wilderness.
What is man vs. nature
400

An essential trait that helps the reader understand the subject in context to the time period and place he or she was born in.

What is setting?

400
Events in a story that build up the conflict.
What are rising action events?
400
The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
What is onomatopoeia.
500

The character that goes against the protagonist.

Who is an antagonist?

500
Jemelie is opposed to the arranged marriage with Rakesh that her parents have set up because she wants to study medicine.
What is man vs. society.
500

Provide an example of text features.

These help you to read a piece of informational text. They can be captions, sidebars, bold words, headings, subheadings etc.

500
Events that lead up to the resolution of a story.
What are falling action events.
500

My niece Laurel is a ray sunshine.

What is a metaphor?