Literary Elements, Devices, and Story Terms!

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

• Exposition, Falling Action, Climax, Rising Action, Resolution

• Exposition, Falling Action, Rising Action, Climax, Resolution

• Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

• Rising Action, Falling Action, Exposition, Climax, Resolution

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Interest and suspense are built during which part of the story?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ___?

• Action

• Setting

• Conflict

• Plot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The story's time and place is

• Tone

• Plot

• Voice

• Setting

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Define Conflict

• A struggle between two forces

• The author wants you to enjoy what you’re reading

• The character who gets in the way of the protagonist

• Action or state of being

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

External Conflict

• Between the character and an outside force

• Within the character

• Words which describe a character

• The mood and tone

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Internal Conflict

• Within the character

• Between the character and an outside force

• When a scene takes place before the main plot of the story

• The character is battling a force of nature

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Character vs. Character

• One character has a problem with another character

• The character is battling a force of nature like weather or a disease

• The character has a problem with the laws or beliefs of their government or community

• The character is struggling with feelings or conflicting beliefs

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Character vs. Nature

• One character has a problem with another character

• The character is battling a force of nature like weather or a disease

• The character has a problem with the laws or beliefs of their government or community

• The character is struggling with feelings or conflicting beliefs

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Character vs. Society

• One character has a problem with another character

• The character is battling a force of nature like weather or a disease

• The character has a problem with the laws or beliefs of their government or community

• The character is struggling with feelings or conflicting beliefs

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3