Literary Terms

What is this a picture of?

• Conflict
• Plot Diagram
• Climax
• Steps to solve a problem

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.  

• Plot
• Rising Action
• Falling Action
• Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What part is #2?

• rising action
• inciting incident
• conflict
• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is part #3?

• conflict
• resolution
• falling action
• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

#4 is the...

• rising action
• falling action
• conflict
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The last part (#5) of a story is the...

• exposition
• resolution
• theme
• reflection

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The exposition introduces the reader to...

• the characters.
• the setting.
• both the characters and the setting.
• none of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the rising action?

• The turning point of the story.
• The conflicts and complications that develop the story.
• The end result.
• The background information needed to make sense of the story.

What is the climax?

• The peak of the action. 
• The most intense or suspenseful moment.
• The turning point of a story.
• All of these answers.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The falling action is...

• the end result.
• the message or theme of the story.
• the complications that develop the story.
• the events after the climax (usually consequences of the climax) that lead to the end of the story.