Literary Terms
What is the mood of a story?
The emotion the reader feels as a result of a literary text.
What does benevolent mean?
Having a desire to do good.
What is the protagonist in a story?
The main character.
What does deceive mean?
To mislead by a false appearance or statement; to delude.
What does malice mean?
The intention of doing harm for the satisfaction of doing it.
What is the tone of a story?
The authors craft to set the feel of the work.
What does intercept mean?
To take seize or halt something or someone on the way from one place to another.
What is the antagonist in a story?
Against the main character.
What does receive mean?
To take into ones possession (something offered or delivered)
What does dismal mean?
Very gloomy or depressing.
What is the setting of a story?
Where the story takes place.
What does concept mean?
A general notion or idea; An idea formed by mentally combining all of its characteristics or particulars.
Give an example of a metaphor.
Example: Her eyes were oceans.
What does bona fide mean?
Made or done in good faith; made with earnest intent.
What does malady mean?
A disease or disorder of the body or mind.
What is the theme of a story?
The main idea or lesson of a story.
What does susceptible mean?
Admitting or capable of some specified treatment.
Give an example of a simile.
Example: Her smile is like the suns warmth.
What does bonus mean?
Something given to someone in addition to what is usually owed.
To say evil things about.
What is a character arc in a story?
How the character changes/grows throughout the work.
What does receptive mean?
Able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc.
What is personification?
Giving human-like characters to objects or animals.
What does benign mean?
1. Not being cancerous
2. A mild or gentle type of character
What does receipt mean?
A written acknowledgement of having received, or taken into possession, a specified amount of money, items, etc.