Literary Terms

Front

Which word below is a hint or clue about something to come in the story? Options: drama, flashback, foreshadowing, conflict

Back

foreshadowing

Front

Which word below is the turning point in the story? Options:

climax

,

rising action

,

falling action

,

resolution

Back

climax

Front

Instruction in the text of a play indicating movement, position, tone of an actor, or sound effects/lighting.

Back

stage directions

Front

Which word below is a script written to be performed by actors/actresses?

Back

drama

Front

What is the action of a play or story that works out the decision arrived at during the climax, typically the events that happen after the climax?

Back

falling action

Front

Which word below is a series of events within a fiction story?

Back

plot

Front

Which word below is a memory--the author interrupts the plot of the story to recreate an incident of an earlier time?

Back

flashback

Front

Which word below is a series of events that move a story toward a climax?

Back

rising action

Front

What is the portion of a story that helps the reader understand the background or situation, including the setting, characters, and conflict?

Back

exposition

Front

Portion of the story where the problem is solved

Back

resolution