Short Story/Literary Devices Review

series of actions that help move the story forward

• conflict

• falling action

• irony

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Zaroff is hunting Rainsford on the island. This makes him an example of a/an___.

• protagonist

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Doodle does not believe he is able to walk. This interior struggle is known as ___.

• complication

• flashback

• internal conflict

• external conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a struggle between opposing forces (often antagonist vs. protagonist)

• deus ex machina

• plot

• conflict

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

provides background info about setting and characters; suggests conflicts

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

an introduction of past events

• foreshadowing

• epiphany

• resolution

• flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Characterization can only be direct (stated outright).

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

characters who are highly involved in the plot; protagonist and antagonist fall into this category

• main characters

• minor characters

• foils

• stereotypes

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a complex character that is intricately involved in the plot and reacts to the action

• round character

• flat character

• dynamic character

• static character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a character that adapts, changes, or grows during the course of the story

• round character

• flat character

• dynamic character

• static character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3