Literary Terms 1
The lesson or main message about life that a story communicates is called this.
Theme
The sequence of events that make up a story is called this.
Plot/plot structure
In "Lamb to the Slaughter," what does Mary's husband tell her just before she kills him?
He is leaving her
In "On the Sidewalk Bleeding," where is Andy when the story begins?
An alleyway
This popular 2025 Netflix animated movie is about a band who sellout concerts by day and slay monsters by night.
KPop Demon Hunters
The struggle between opposing forces in a story is known as this.
Conflict
The most intense or important turning point in a story is known as this
Climax
In "On the Sidewalk Bleeding," what gang does Andy belong to?
The Royals
In "Lamb to the Slaughter," what does Mary use to kill her husband and what happens to the murder weapon?
A leg of lamb; she cooks and feeds it to the unaware investigators.
This artist’s “Eras Tour” became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time.
Taylor Swift (Tay Tay, T Swizzle)
The perspective from which a story is told (for example, first person or third person) is called this.
Point of view
A person in a story who opposes the main character is called this.
(Bonus: what is the "main character" called?)
Antagonist
(Bonus = protagonist)
In "Priscilla and the Wimps," what is the name of the gang that controls the school?
The Cobras
In "Priscilla and the Wimps," who is the leader of the gang at school?
Monk Klutter
This 2015 album by Kendrick Lamar blends hip-hop, jazz, and funk and includes the song “Alright.”
To Pimp a Butterfly
When a story includes hints or clues about what may happen later
Foreshadowing
The time and place in which a story occurs is referred to as this.
Setting
In "Once Upon a Time," who gets tangled in the barbed wire along the top of the wall at the end of the story?
The boy/son
In "The Canoe," what does the narrator’s father expect him to do at the S-bends at the rez?
Clean up all the trash left behind
Cooper's faithful robot companion in Interstellar.
TARS?
Using clues in a text to figure out something the author does not say directly
Inferencing
A character who changes in an important way over the course of a story can be described using this term
Dynamic character
Which important character in "The Canoe" is already dead when the story begins?
The narrator's mother
In "Once Upon a Time," what words are written on the security company’s warning sign outside the family’s house?
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
The job which Bob holds in The Incredibles before he runs off to be a superhero again.
What is an Insurance Broker?