Literary Terms - 7th Grade
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Definitions of common literary terms
- 1.1. The point of view in which a character in the work that tells the story while experiencing it:
- A.
Static character
- B.
fourth person
- C.
First person
- D.
Omniscient
- E.
Biographical
- 2.The personality of a character and the method by which an author reveals that personality.
- A.
Outgoing
- B.
Moody
- C.
Dynamic
- D.
Static
- E.
Characterization
- 3.A difference between the way things seem to be (expectation) and the way they actually are (reality)
- A.
Irony
- B.
Sarcasm
- C.
Realism
- D.
Fantasy
- 4.The point of the reader's highest interest or emotional involvement
- A.
Suspense
- B.
Climate
- C.
Climax
- D.
Conflict
- E.
Emo point
- 5.One who does not change much in the course of a story
- A.
Flat character
- B.
Round character
- C.
Static character
- D.
Dynamic character
- 6.A reference to a statement, person, place, or event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science
- A.
Illusion
- B.
Allusion
- C.
Referent
- D.
Flashback
- 7.A struggle between a character and outside force--nature, fate, or another person.
- A.
External conflict
- B.
Internal conflict
- C.
Omniscient conflict
- D.
Dynamic conflict
- 8.The use of clues by a writer to prepare the reader for future developments in the story.
- A.
Suspense
- B.
Foreshadowing
- C.
Flashback
- D.
Clue usage
- 9.A struggle that takes place within a character's mind
- A.
Headache
- B.
Intercranial conflict
- C.
Internal conflict
- D.
Brain conflict
- 10.A scene that breaks the normal time order to show a scene that happened earlier
- A.
Flashback
- B.
Flashforward
- C.
Foreshadow
- D.
Pre-normal time
- 11.One who changes as a result of the story’s events
- A.
Flat character
- B.
Round character
- C.
Static character
- D.
Dynamic character
- 12.The uncertainty or anxiety about what will happen next in a story
- A.
Hesitation
- B.
Worry
- C.
Suspense
- D.
Page-turner
- 13.The sequence of events in a story
- A.
Timeline
- B.
Plot
- C.
Exposition
- D.
Storyboard
- 14.All knowing point of view
- A.
Intelligent narrator
- B.
Limited point of view
- C.
Omniscient point of view
- D.
Third person point of view
- 15.The time and place in which a story occurs
- A.
Here and now
- B.
Climate
- C.
Environment
- D.
Setting
- 16.The central idea in a literary work, usually expressed as a generalization about life
- A.
Moral
- B.
Theme
- C.
Storyline
- D.
Plot
- 17.A person, place, thing or event that has its own meaning and stands for something beyond itself as well
- A.
Stand-in
- B.
Substitution
- C.
Symbol
- D.
Personification
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