Literary Terms Quiz

Matching: Put the letter of the definition in the blank before the word that the definition goes with.

1. ______Plot A. Anything in a story acts like a person, has a definite

2. ______Protagonist personality

3. ______Rising B. The peak of the action in a story

C. The issues that are addressed in a story, things about
Action
society that is present in the story
4. ______Conflict
D. A character that is the exact opposite of another
5. ______Antagonist
charactoer
6. ______Character
E. The hero; the character in a story that reader identify
7. ______Climax with
8. ______Morale F. The time, place, and location of a setting
9. ______Resolution G. A basic element of plot that pits man vrs man, self,
10. ______Theme nature, or supernatural

11. ______Foil H. The three or four major plot elements leading to the

12. ______Dramatic climax

I. When the opposite happens in a story that what was
Irony
expected
13. ______Setting
J. The person that is set in opposition from the main
character
K. The end of the story; it lets the reader know everything
is going to be okay
L. The lesson that is taught in a story
M. All the elements of a story including rising action,
climax, exposition, and resolution