Elements of Literature

Point of View can be described as

• The person telling the story

• The conversations that are taking place in the story

• The perspective from which the story is told

• The main idea of the story

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching.

• The message the author is sending.

• A word that summarizes the story.

• The character's main problem.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?

• how a character is feeling

• a "life lesson" the main character learns

• a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand

• the moral of the story

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...

• the illustrations

• the subject or topic

• the title

• the length of the story

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story

• Just read the beginning of the story

• Think about what the character has learned

• Read the ending of the story

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA.

• Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.

• Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.

• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.

• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

• Life is short; make the most of it.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the definition of climax?

• the turning point of the story

• the struggle between two characters

• the beginning of the story

• the point when the conflict is resolved

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.

During the introduction, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.

• characters, conflict

• characters, falling action

• climax, conflict

• conflict, resolution

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________.

• action

• conflict

• setting

• plot

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5