Literary Elements - Part 1

The most exciting part of a story is called the

• peak

• mountain top

• climax

• tip

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You are reading a story and suddenly the character has a memory of the past. This is called a ______________.

• memory

• flashback

• concussion

• climax

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Telling a story in order with a beginning, middle, and end is referred to as _______________.

• alphabetical order

• numbering

• alternating

• sequencing

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This is a hint or clue that the author gives in the story which tells about something that will happen later.

• detection

• foreshadowing

• pre-dawning

• analysis

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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A "side story" happening within a main story is often called a __________________.

• subplot

• mini version

• secondary story

• substandard

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

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If a character is involved in two stories that cross over, it is referred to as ___________________________.

• parallel plot structure

• cross-linking

• structure deficit

• plot twist

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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Where a story takes place is called the __________________.

• location

• destination

• setting

• directional awareness

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

If a story jumps around, possibly starting in the middle, then going to the beginning, back to the middle, then to the end, is called _______________________.

• jumping plot structure

• skipping

• non-linear

• anti-sequenced

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

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The fourth step on the plot mountain is called the __________________.

• Falling action

• Rising Action

• End

• Climax

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

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At which point on the plot mountain are characters and the setting introduced?

• Climax

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Falling Action

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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