Literature terms test 1

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Character

A person in the story.

Fable

A story that teaches a lesson. The characters are usually animals.

Fairy Tale

A story with magical elements.

Science Fiction

A story with scientific elements that could be true.

Science Fiction

A story with supernatural characters and events.

Conflict

A struggle between two opposing forces.

Autobiography

An account of the writer's life based on facts.

Falling action

End of the central conflict?

Personification

Literary term that means giving human characteristics to something that is not human

Rhyme

Poetry may have rhythm and ______

Climax

The high point of interest or suspense in a story, novel, or play.

Plot

The sequence of events in a story, novel, or play.

Setting

The time and location where a story takes place.

Genre

What term means category or kind of story?

Genre

A category or type of literature.

Informational

A genre that tells about real events, characters, maps, diagrams, and people is called

Eye Witness Account

A person who sees something, and gives a first- hand account.

Drama

A play with characters who speak, and have conflicts with other characters.

Memoir

A short Autobiography focusing on other people and events.

Non-Fiction

A story based on facts.

Historical Fiction

A story based on historical events.

Fiction

A story invented by the writer.

Falling Action

Action in the story after the climax is revealed.

True

All categories of books or stories can be called either fiction or non-fiction.

Internal

An inside force: Man vs. self. A struggle inside the mind.

External

An outside force: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society/ Fate.

Metaphor

Comparison of two unlike things that does not include like or as.

Simile

Comparison of two unlike things that use like or as

Figurative language

Figures of speech an author uses to clarify meaning of his/her writing

Static Character

Flat characters who never change or develop through the story.

he answer is "A."

Four basic reasons an author chooses to write are

Dynamic Character

Multidimensional characters that develop and change through the story.

Exposition

The beginning of the story providing setting and background information.

Antagonist

The character in the story that opposes the main character.

Resolution

The end of the conflict.

Realistic Fiction

The events in the story could really happen.

Mood

The feeling created in the reader as he/ she reads the story.

1st Person

The narrator is a person in the story and uses the pronouns, I, me, and we.

Limited 3rd Person

The narrator is also outside the story, but can revel things about many characters.

Limited 3rd person

The narrator is outside the story and reveals things about one character.

Point of view

The perspective from which a story is told.

Theme

The story main idea or message. (love conquers all... Don't Judge a book by its cover)

Learning proper English is important

To communicate with friends, family, work, and business

Realistic fiction

What genre is set in the present?

Fantasy

What genre of fiction is written about strange and unusual characters revolving around the setting, characters, and plot?

Historical fiction

What is the genre name for fiction set in the past?

Fantasy

What is the genre name that uses characters, settings, and plots, that aren't real but could resemble the truth?

Science fiction

What is the name of fiction that incorporates science or technology, or both?

Symbolism

What is the term called that does not change and stands for something?

Static

What type of character does not change?


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