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