Unit 1 (Lit Terms and "The Odyssey")

the author’s attitude toward their subject or audience

• tone
• voice
• diction
• sensory details/ imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

word choice

• diction
• connotation
• syntax
• denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a conclusion you draw about something that’s not stated outright based on the information you have

• inference
• connotation
• imagery
• diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the story line or order of events in a story; the action of the story

• plot
• character
• theme
• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the people or creatures that take part in a story

• character
• conflict
• theme
• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a struggle or problem a character must overcome

• conflict
• theme
• plot
• character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the main message or big idea an author wants readers to take away from a story; moral of the story

• theme
• tone
• setting
• conflict

the time and place in which the story happens

• setting
• theme
• conflict
• tone

the excitement or anxiety a reader feels from the story and not knowing what will happen next

• suspense
• theme
• character
• tone

Fill in the blank with the correct story element.

The ____________________ are the people or animals in the story.

• plot

• characters

• conflict

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4