Literary Terms
This term refers to the time and place in which a story occurs.
What is setting?
Choose the correct form: "She (go, goes) to the store every Saturday."
What is goes?
In "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," how many bears are there?
What is three?
This element of a story includes the main characters and events.
What is the plot?
This word means "a large, impressive building or group of buildings.
What is a palace?
This is the main character or protagonist's struggle against an opposing force.
What is conflict?
Identify the verb in this sentence: "The cat slept on the mat."
What is slept?
In "Jack and the Beanstalk," what does Jack trade for magic beans?
What is a cow?
The person or force that opposes the main character in a story is called this.
What is the antagonist?
If something is "temporary," how long does it last?
What is not long or for a short period?
When an author uses "like" or "as" to compare two different things, it is called this.
What is a simile?
his punctuation mark is used to indicate possession.
What is an apostrophe?
Who helps Dorothy get back to Kansas in "The Wizard of Oz"?
Who is the Wizard of Oz?
The main character in a story is known as this.
What is the protagonist?
What does the word "beneficial" mean?
What is helpful or advantageous?
This literary device gives human characteristics to non-human objects or ideas.
What is personification?
Correct the error in this sentence: "Their going to the park tomorrow."
What is "They’re going to the park tomorrow"?
In "The Three Little Pigs," what material does the third pig use to build his house?
What is brick?
This term refers to the high point or most intense part of the story.
What is the climax?
This term describes something that is difficult and requires a lot of effort.
What is hard?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence is known as this.
What is alliteration?
Change this sentence from passive to active voice: "The book was read by the class."
What is "The class read the book"?
In "Cinderella," what does Cinderella lose at the ball?
What is a glass slipper?
This part of the story provides background information and sets the stage for the main events.
What is the exposition?
This word means "very careful and precise."
What is detailed?