Narrative Elements and Techniques

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is the method used to develop characters.

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How can you describe a character in a story by their actions and words?

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What is the definition of 'setting' in a story?

• The main character's journey

• The time and place of the story

• The conflict in the story

• The resolution of the story

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What are the main components of a plot structure as described in the image?

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Falling action

• Resolution

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Match the following elements of the plot diagram.

#1 is Exposition ✔

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• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

rising action

conflict

climax

falling action

resolution

• rising action

• conflict

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

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What point of view is the following:
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.

• First person
• Third person limited
• Third person omniscient
• Third person objective

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After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth and face the consequences, or whether he should attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog.

• man vs man
• man vs self
• man vs nature
• man vs society

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What is conflict?

• Two characters getting along.
• A struggle between two opposing forces.
• The climax in a story.
• Part of the resolution.

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What sense is this appealing to: "Dean plopped onto the couch"?

• sight

• hear

• smell

• taste

• touch

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What is the tone and mood in literature?

• Tone refers to the setting of the story, while mood refers to the characters' emotions.

• Tone refers to the author's style of writing, while mood refers to the plot of the story.

• Tone refers to the author's attitude towards the subject, while mood refers to the atmosphere or feeling created in the reader.

• Tone refers to the reader's emotional response, while mood refers to the author's attitude.

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Which of the following is an example of theme?

• Cinderella was thoughtful and kind.

• Jack risked his life to save Jane.

• Don't judge people by outward appearances.

• Happiness

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What is theme?

• message about life that the author expresses

• the time, location, and mood of a story

• sequence of events

• the main events

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In myth, a phoenix is a bird that bursts into flames when it dies. But the phoenix is born again from its own ashes. What could a phoenix symbolize?

• Peace

• Rebirth

• Love

• Evil

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The protagonist of a story is bored at school. She looks out the window and longingly watches a bird fly through the sky. What does the bird most likely symbolize?

• freedom

• knowledge

• danger

• re-birth

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Cassie poised at the end of the diving board, ready to plunge into the water. Suddenly, she was five years old again, standing on the edge of a dock and falling backward, unable to control her fall, and unable to swim.

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Suspense

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Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?

• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron
• Assonance

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