Literary Terms Practice A

how the story ends; how the conflict is resolved

• genre

• plot

• introduction

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

the beginning of the story where characters, setting, and problem are introduced

• exposition

• conflict

• climax

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

the most exciting part of a story; the moment of greatest suspense or action

• conflict

• climax

• exposition

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

the sequence of events in a story

• point of view

• resolution

• exposition

• plot

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

Climax means... 

• an extreme event in a story
• the reader's favorite passage of a story
•  the culminating event or moment in a story--the "point of no return"
• the end of the rising action in a story

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Foreshadowing means...

• the message of a piece of literature
• the beginning events of a story
• a comparison between two things
• hints and information the author gives about an event before it happens

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Metaphor means...

• a direct comparison between two things that is also literally applicable B e
• a direct comparison between two things that is NOT literally applicabl
• a comparison between two things that uses the word "like" or "as"
• a comparison between two stories

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Irony means...

• when something is the opposite of typical expectations
• 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife
• something strong, as in made of iron
• sarcasm

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

 An example of a simile is... 

• It's raining cats and dogs.
• The noise was a stormy ocean, crashing violently on the shore. 
• If the shoe fits, wear it.
• The noise was like a stormy ocean, crashing violently on the shore.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Theme means...

•  the title of a piece of literature
• the topic of a piece of literature
• the overall message of a piece of literature
• the feeling of a piece of literature 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D