Literary Elements

The problem or obstacle faced by the main character or protagonist of a story is called

• exposition
• resolution
• conflict
• symbols

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

When the writer of a fictional story moves the plot back in time to give additional background information about the protagonist or any story element this is called

• foreshadowing
• flashback
• exposition
• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.K.5

The turning point of a fictional story is called

• resolution
• protagonist
• climax
• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A story map of the six parts of a fictional story is also called

• Mayan pyramid
• Peruvian pyramid
• Egyptian pyramid
• Freytag's pyramid

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The main character in a fictional story or the character who moves the action forward is called

• the antagonist
• the villian
• a minor character 
• the protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

When a writer uses a thing or idea to represent something else that representation is called

• flashback
• symbolism
• foreshadowing
• irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When the opposite happens from what the reader or character expects that is called 

• rising action
• plot
• symbolism
• irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

On the Freytag pyramid, the plot events which lead to the climactic moment or turning point in the story is called

• rising action
• falling action
• resolution
• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The character in a fictional story who is in opposition to the protagonist is called

• the anatagonist
• the villian
• the hero
• a minor character

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

The information the readers infer about the characters in a story is called

• direct characterization
• indirect characterization
• static character
• dynamic characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3