Literature Terms

The tone of the story is . . .

• the main character of a story.

• the attitude an author takes toward the topic.

• the sequence of events in a story.

• when the author hints at future events in a story.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The theme of a story is . . .

• the underlying message about life or human nature.

• the category in which a work of literature is classified.

• the point of maximum interest in a story.

• an indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is an allegory?

• An extreme exaggeration

• The message about life in a story

• The main character in a story

• A work with a literal and a symbolic meaning

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is an allusion?

• The specific words an author chooses

• A character that is not highly developed

• An indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work

• A struggle between opposing forces

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is an anecdote?

• A brief story about an amusing or strange event

• The point of maximum interest

• The turning point

• The first stage of most stories where we meet the characters and learn the setting

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Define flat character.

• A character that we know several details about

• A character that is not highly developed

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

True or False: The reader knows several details and lots of background information about a round character.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Define static character.

• A character that goes through major internal changes

• A character that stays the same throughout a story

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

True or False: Dynamic characters are the same at the end of the story.

• True

• False

What is direct characterization?

• When an author teaches the reader an important lesson

• When the author gives the reader details about a character through thoughts, feelings, and actions.

• When an author states details about a character

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3