Literary Terminology Terms
Authored by Rosa Jundt
English
8th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A category or type of literature.
theme
literature
genre
tone
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The 3 criteria of a short story (developed by Edgar Allan Poe):
Create one emotional effect.
Short enough to be read in one sitting (30 minutes or less).
Every word, character, or incident must contribute to the emotional effect.
All of them.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are the reasons for reading?
Pleasure
Insight
Our teacher makes us
Both pleasure and insight
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Himself
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Fate/Destiny
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Technology
Man vs. Unknown/Supernatural
tone
plot
types of conflict
exposition
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Establishes the setting, introduces characters, and sows seeds for future conflicts.
denoument
rising action
plot
exposition
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A series of crises followed by epiphanies that build in intensity.
rising action
falling action
climax
tone
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The moment of highest emotional intensity from which the outcome can be seen.
plot
conflict
falling action
climax
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
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