Classic Literature

The leading character, hero, or heroine, of the story is called a...

• antagonist

• character

• protagonist

• alien

A character or group of characters that stand in opposition to the main character

• antagonist

• protagonist

• author

• watcher

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

The main idea of a literary work - the idea the author wants to convey

• conflict

• genre

• mood

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

It is the sequence of events in a story. Allows the readers to understand how the events unfold from beginning to end.

• plot

• main event

• irony

• set in motion

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.3A

The struggle that occurs between opposing forces in a plot

• allusion

• prose

• prologue

• conflict

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

It is an object, character or idea used to represent something else. They give clues to the story.

• classic

• dialogue

• tone

• symbol

It is when the definition of a word is simply taken a from the dictionary or a thesaurus.

• oxymoron

• connotation

• denotation

• irony

The setting is ... in which the story takes place.

• the time
• the place
• the time and the place
• the climax event

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Romantic literature is characterized by several different things. One of the most important is the idea of ... .

• science
• emotion
• reason
• truth

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

In Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, Pip's story takes him to the city of London, Convent Garden and Richmond.

• True

• False