Unit 4: Literary Terms

Define foreshadowing.

• A flashback of what happened previously
• A hint at something that will happen later
• Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
• Comparing two unlike things using like or as

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A look back to an earlier event...

• Flashback
• Foreshadowing
• theme
• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The overall feeling or atmosphere of a work of literature is called--

• foreshadowing.
• irony.
• mood.
• a parallel episode.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Repeated elements of the plot are called--

• foreshadowing.
• moods.
•  parallel episodes.
• suspense.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Turning point in a story; moment of greatest suspense; conflict at most intense or dramatic moment.

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Introduces obstacles that make conflict more complicated. Includes incidents or dialogue that propel action.

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

Reveals the story's final outcome; ties up all loose ends.

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Characters and setting are introduced. Reveals or sets the stage for conflict.

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Exposition

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

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

• Action

• Setting

• Conflict

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9