Literary Terms Review Quiz
Types of written work
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Where and when the story takes place
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Message the author is trying to convey
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Person, animal, or object that takes place
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Indirect Characterization: STEAL
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
What happens in a story
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Plot Line
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Character, setting, and problem (conflict) are revealed
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Events take place that lead to climax
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Highest point in the story - most exciting
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Events that follow the climax
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
The story is resolved; problem is solved
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Main character; the "good guy" or hero/heroine
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Negative character or "bad guy"
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Descriptive words that reveal more about character
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Reasons for doing something
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
When the author actually TELLs the reader about the character's personality or what he/she looks like
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
The perspective the reader has; who tells the story
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
A character in the story tells the story; "I" is used
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Reader learns what that character is thinking
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Only that character's experiences can be conveyed to reader
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
A narrator tells the story
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
A narrator tells the story; reader also knows one character's thoughts
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
A narrator tells the story without revealing any thoughts
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
A narrator tells the story and tells every character's thoughts
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
YOU tell the story
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Problem in story; EVERY story must have one
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Conflict: 4 main problems
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
Direct Characterization
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself, Man vs. Society
Genre
Climax
Protagonist
Character Trait
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks
Rising Action
Advantage
Limited
Resolution
Second Person
Theme
Character
Exposition
First-Person
Point of View
Falling Action
Disadvantage
Conflict
Third Person
Objective
Omniscient
Plot
Antagonist
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Character Motivation
Setting
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