Literary Elements

Literary Elements English 9

Lesson Guide

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An allusion is.....

• an indirect reference to a literary work or character in a story.

• Person or thing that opposes the main character.

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The antagonist in a story is....

• The main character

• The opposing force or character

• the conflict in a story

• the rising action

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The climax of a story is....

• the falling action

• the rising action

• the main character

• the turning point

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Conflict means....

• peace

• struggle

• excitement

• malicious

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The two categories of conflict in a story are...

• Internal and External

• Conflict and Climax

• Pretend and Reality

• dramatic and situational

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A man struggling with his inner thought, for example, his guilt, is which type of conflict?

• man vs. man

• man vs. nature

• man vs. society

• man vs. himself

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Superman vs. Batman is which type of conflict?

• man vs. man

• man vs. nature

• man vs. society

• man vs. himself

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Rainsford vs. the sea would be which type of conflict?

• man vs. man

• man vs. nature

• man vs. society

• man vs. himself

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Conforming to other people's opinions is which type of conflict?

• man vs. man

• man vs. nature

• man vs. society

• man vs. himself

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The exposition of a story is its what?

• Clues that tell what will happen later on in the story.

• when the reader knows something the characters of the story don't.

• background information that the author uses in the beginning of the story

• The feeling or atmosphere set by the writer.

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Foreshadowing gives us...

• Clues that tell what will happen later on in the story.

• when the reader knows something the characters of the story don't.

• background information that the author uses in the beginning of the story

• The feeling or atmosphere set by the writer.

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The mood of the story is when the writer creates...

• Clues that tell what will happen later on in the story.

• when the reader knows something the characters of the story don't.

• background information that the author uses in the beginning of the story

• a feeling or atmosphere

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Which type of irony is when the reader knows something the characters of the story don't know?

• dramatic

• situational

• verbal

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Which type of irony is when what happens in the story is the opposite of what the reader would expect to happen?

• dramatic

• situational

• verbal

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Which type of irony is when what is said by a character is the opposite of what they really mean?

• dramatic

• situational

• verbal

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The sequence of events in a story is its .....?

• exposition

• mood

• point of view

• plot

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The vantage point from which a story is told is its....

• exposition

• mood

• point of view

• plot

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This point of view is when "I" tells the story. It is more of a narrative.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Limited

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This point of view is when the writer is talking directly to "you"...

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Limited

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This point of view is when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Limited

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This point of view is when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Limited

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The main character of the story is called the....

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

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The end of the story is called the ....

• plot

• falling action

• resolution

• exposition

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The events that happen in a story leading up to the climax are called the...

• expostiion

• climax

• rising action

• falling action

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The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution are called...

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

• falling action

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The time and place of a story is its...

• mood

• tone

• setting

• plot

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An object that has a meaning of its own, but stands for something else is a.....

• symbol

• cymbal

• mood

• character

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The main idea or what the big picture of the story is....

• tone

• character

• theme

• plot

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The attitude the writer takes toward a character is the ....

• mood

• tone

• plot

• setting

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A person or animal who takes part in the story is the

• plot

• tone

• character

• setting