Literary Terms

Literary Terms

Assessment

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English

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.3, RL.9-10.5, L.11-12.6

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who is the main character in a story, usually seen as the 'good guy'?

Back

Protagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the high point of interest in the story?

Back

Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do you call a story or work of literature that is false?

Back

Fiction

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage?

Back

Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What term describes the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the character or force that opposes the protagonist?

Back

Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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