ENC PROCTORED EXAM
# Term Definition
1 Antagonist The most significant character or force that
opposes the protagonist in a narrative.
2 Theme The main idea or larger meaning of a work of
literature. A theme may be a message or a moral,
but it is more likely to be a central, unifying
insight or viewpoint.
3 Canon the canon is the collection of works considered
representative of a period or genre.
4 Is the speaker of a literary work True
always the author? No
5 Protagonist The main or central character in a narrative the
protagonist usually initiates the main action of
the story, often in conflict with the antagonist.
6 Juxtaposition Juxtaposition is a literary technique in which two
or more ideas, places, characters and their
actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a
poem for the purpose of developing
comparisons and contrasts.
7 The theme of a story is not simply A
the topic or subject
8 The definition of point of view in Point of view is the angle of considering things,
literature which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the
individuals involved in a situation. In literature,
point of view is the mode of narration that an
author employs to let the readers “hear” and
“see” what takes place in a story, poem, essay
etc.
9 Kate Chopin was from Missouri True
10 The thesis statement of an essay True
should be expressed in clear,
unambiguous language
11 Alice walker wrote The Color True
Purple
# Term Definition
1 Antagonist The most significant character or force that
opposes the protagonist in a narrative.
2 Theme The main idea or larger meaning of a work of
literature. A theme may be a message or a moral,
but it is more likely to be a central, unifying
insight or viewpoint.
3 Canon the canon is the collection of works considered
representative of a period or genre.
4 Is the speaker of a literary work True
always the author? No
5 Protagonist The main or central character in a narrative the
protagonist usually initiates the main action of
the story, often in conflict with the antagonist.
6 Juxtaposition Juxtaposition is a literary technique in which two
or more ideas, places, characters and their
actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a
poem for the purpose of developing
comparisons and contrasts.
7 The theme of a story is not simply A
the topic or subject
8 The definition of point of view in Point of view is the angle of considering things,
literature which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the
individuals involved in a situation. In literature,
point of view is the mode of narration that an
author employs to let the readers “hear” and
“see” what takes place in a story, poem, essay
etc.
9 Kate Chopin was from Missouri True
10 The thesis statement of an essay True
should be expressed in clear,
unambiguous language
11 Alice walker wrote The Color True
Purple
