Elements of literature review

A struggle between a character and an opposing force in a story.

• conflict

• simile

• setting

• plot

A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly only

• idiom

• analogy

• theme

• implied theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

Theme that is revealed through setting, point of view, and characters' actions

• conflict

• implied theme

• rising action

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.2

Happens within a character - i.e. a struggle within the character's heart or head

• external conflict

• characterization

• internal conflict

• first person

What is exposition?

• the conflict of the story
• the end of the story
• where character, setting, and situation are introduced
• events that happen because of the climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How can you describe the climax of a story?

• It is the most boring part
• It is unimportant and doesn't matter
• It is the most suspenseful part of a story
• It is the resolution of a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

• theme

• symbolism

• plot

• conflict

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is not an external conflict?

• person v. group

• person v. self

• person v. technology

• person v. fate

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Plot is defined as

• two or more plots developing alongside each other

• when a story begins and ends in the same place

• the sequence of events in a story

• two different stories with the same types of events

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The protagonist is defined as

• the good guy

• the bad guy

• the character who the action revolves mostly around

• the character who is mentioned mostly in the story

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9