Elements of Literature
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. character
A. A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
2. plot
B. An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
3. theme
C. The story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc
4. setting
D. The ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close
5. point of view
E. The act of providing vague advance indications
6. foreshadowing
F. An uncertain cognitive state
7. conflict
G. The context and environment in which something is set
8. resolution
H. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion
9. suspense
I. A mental position from which things are ___