Literary Terms
What is climax
The point of view when one of the characters is telling the story from their perspective
What is first person?
A word that has an opposite meaning to another
What is antonym?
When I woke up that morning, I strectched and got out of bed. Next, I poured myself a bowl of cereal. After eating I decided I was going to take my dog for a walk. The day carried on and was quite boring until there was a knock at the door.
What is chronological order?
Similes, metaphors, personification and idioms are classified as this
What is is figurative language?
The lesson or message of the story
What is theme?
The type of conflict where a person is struggling with their emotions
What is person vs. himself
The most basic part of a word
What is root?
This text structure tells what happened and why it happened
What is cause and effect?
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is imagery?
A character that changes throughout the story
What is dynamic?
The person or force who opposes the main character
What is antagonist?
A statement that higlights the most important events or ideas in a text
What is a summary?
This text structure often uses lots of figurative language and imagery.
What is description?
Lisa carefully examined the bug sitting on the leaf. She noticed that it had six legs and a hard shell. Lisa had never seen a bug like this before. She grabbed her magnifying glass and camera. What is the MOST LIKELY conclusion you can draw about Lisa? A. She is helpful. B. She is afraid of bugs. C. She is very curious. D. She is a scientist.
What is she is very curious?
The author's attitude toward what they are writing
What is tone?
The point of view when the story is told by an outside narrator who knows the thoughts of all characters
What is third person omnicient?
The feeling a word gives off
What is connotation?
This is another name for chronological order
What is sequential order?
A character that does not change throughout the story
What is static?
(Two possible answers)
What is inciting incident or initiating event?
The part of the story where we are introduced to the characters and setting
What is exposition?
The origin of the word
What is etymology?
This text structure might use the words alike, different, same, or also
What is compare and contrast?
These three words let you know that you will have to use your brain along with the text to make the best choice on the SOL. The answers won't be directly in the text.
What is infer, imply, conclude?