Realistic Fiction Literary Terms Review

Front

Realistic fiction is a genre of stories that could happen in a __________ setting.

Back

believable

Front

Definition of plot?

Back

Sequence of events in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is tension?

Back

Element in a story that evokes emotions like worry, anxiety, fear, and stress for readers and characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

The resolution is how a ________ is resolved in a story.

Back

conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

Theme:

Back

A central message or purpose in a literary work; a general statement about life.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

Dialogue is a ____________ between characters.

Back

conversation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is mood?

Back

The feeling created in the reader.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What is a symbol?

Back

A real object representing an idea.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

Transitions are words or phrases that _______ one idea to another.

Back

connect