Literary Terms

Which of the following is a character or force who is in conflict with a main character?

• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Villian
• Narrator

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is the main character in a literary work (sometimes the hero/heroine)?

• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Narrator
• Villian

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

__________, or atmosphere, is the feeling created in the reader by a text.

• Theme
• Mood
• Suspense

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

TRUE or FALSE?  Techniques used to create mood in writing include figurative language like imagery, dialogue, settings, pacing,and even word choice.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

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The struggle between opposing forces in narrative writing is called _____________.

• story plot
• suspense
• conflict
• action

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CCSS.RI.6.10

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CCSS.RL.6.10

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When a character struggles against some outside force, such as another character,nature, society, or fate it is _________ conflict.

• external
• internal

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

This type of conflict exists within the mind of a character: torn between different courses of action or mental disorders

• External Conflict
• Internal Conflict

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is not an example of external conflict? 

• Man vs. Man
• Man vs. Nature
• Man vs. Himself

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When a past episode,conversation, or event is inserted into the current sequence of events and is presented as a memory of the narrator or of another character, we call this ___________.

• flashback
• suspense
• falling action

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the plot is _________.

• irony
• foreshadowing
• flashback
• tone

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3