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7th grade lit terms
7th grade literature terms TAKS test preparation
Question | Answer |
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The sequence of events in a story. | Plot |
Where and when the story takes place. | Setting |
the narrator is a character within the story | first person point of view |
struggle between a character and an outside force | external conflict |
The main character, usually the most important character in the story. | Protagonist |
A character that has a conflict with the protagonist. | Antagonist |
A section of literary work that interrupts the current events to relate an earlier event. | Flashback |
The use of clues or hints provided by an author to predict future events in the story. | Foreshadowing |
the author's message or lesson in a literary work | Theme |
the emotion of the reader | Mood |
struggle within a character | internal conflict |
qualities of a character | Character trait |
turning point of the story | Climax |
beginning of the story | exposition |
solution to the story | resolution |
the teller of the story | narrator |
the events that build up to the climax | rising action |
the events that occur after the climax | falling action |
the narrator is not a character in the story | third person point of view |