Literary Terms

Front

What is Third Person Limited point of view?

Back

A narrative perspective where the narrator tells the story from the viewpoint of one character, revealing their thoughts and feelings.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What is Foreshadowing?

Back

A literary device that gives hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is the Climax of a story?

Back

The turning point or moment of greatest intensity in a story, where the main conflict reaches its peak.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is Irony?

Back

A literary device where the opposite of what is expected occurs, often creating a humorous or poignant effect.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

What is Falling Action?

Back

The series of events that happen after the climax, leading towards the resolution of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

What is Exposition in a story?

Back

The introduction of background information, setting, and characters at the beginning of a narrative.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is Conflict in literature?

Back

The struggle between opposing forces, which drives the plot of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is Resolution?

Back

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved, and the story comes to a conclusion.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

What is Suspense?

Back

A feeling of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what may happen next in a story.

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 Flashback?

Back

A literary device that interrupts the chronological flow of a story to present events that occurred earlier.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5