Literary Terms 7th Grade

Setting

The time, place, and context of a story.

Protagonist

The main character of a story.

Antagonist

The main source of conflict in a story (the "bad guy").

Conflict

The main problem in a story.

Theme

The main idea of a story

Mood

The feeling of a story.

The protagonist of The Giver

Jonah

The protagonist of Thank You Ma'am

Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones (or Roger maybe?)

The conflict of Thank You Ma'am

Both internal and external conflict

2 multiple choice options

A theme of The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

Family relationships

External Character Trait

a trait that describes someone's physical appearance

Internal Character Trait

a trait that shows a someone's personality or emotional qualities

An external character trait of Roger from Thank You Ma'am

Frail

A internal character trait of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from Thank You Ma'am

Kind

Internal character trait techniques

a character's actions and dialogue