Literary plot and Theme Quiz

A theme in literature is...

• a summary of a story.
• the guide for people's lives.
• a message about life or human nature.
• the attitude set by word choice.

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Choose the best theme for this poem:
Ambition Over Adversity by Tupac Shakur
Take one's adversity 
Learn from their misfortune 
Learn from their pain 
Believe in something 
Believe in yourself 
Turn adversity into ambition 
Now blossom into wealth

• Learn from mistakes and turn them into success.
• Keep your eye on the prize.
• Never help people  do bad things.
• Learn to share.

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Events that occur in a story that build up to the climax.

• Falling Action
• Rising Action
• Problems
• Arguments

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The most intense part of the story.

• Conflict
• Denouement
• Climax
• Suspense

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Events that happened after the Climax that help clean up the previous problems.

• Denouement
• Rising Action
• Falling Action
• Resolution

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The leading character in a story

• The Hero
• The protagonist
• The antagonist
• The good looking guy/girl

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The person or thing that stops or oppresses a character

• Protagonist
• Voldermort
• Antagonist
• Harry Potter

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An idea or lesson the author wants you to learn or know about a subject.

• Plot
• Theme
• Mood
• Character

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The time, place, or physical place in which a story takes place.

• Atmosphere
• Connotation
• Theme
• Setting

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the point when the conflict is resolved

• resolution
• exposition
• theme
• narrative hook

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