Literary Term Review Quiz

When reading a story there is an Exposition. What best defines "exposition"?

• The first paragraph or paragraphs in a story in which the characters, setting (time and place), and basic information is introduced

• It is found at the end of the story where all the main character's problems get resolved and there is a happy ending.

• The middle part of the story where the climax occurs.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

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When reading a story there is a Conflict. What best defines "conflict"?

• it is the beginning paragraphs in a story, where all characters and information gets introduced to the reader.

• it is an opposition and struggle, whether between characters who have opposing goals, or between a character and their own inner demons.

• it is what happens when a character in the story falls in love.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the "rising action" in the plot of a story?

• is what happens near the end of a story after the climax and resolution of the major conflict.

• moves the plot toward the climax through a series of progressively more complicated events and decisions by the main character or characters, leading up to a final decision of great significance.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

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What is the "climax" in the plot of a story?

• it is the point of highest tension and drama, or it is the time when the action starts during which the solution is given.

• is the primary problem that the characters in a story face.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the "turning point" in a story?

• is a moment in a story when a major narrative shift takes place and the rest of the story will be different

• is the context in a scene or story that describes the elements in which a story is taking place.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the "falling action" in the story?

• a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces.

• occurs right after the climax, when the main problem of the story resolves.

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

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CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the "resolution" in a story?

• it is the part of the story's plot where the main problem is resolved or worked out.

• is where the author introduces the five important questions: WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHEN and WHERE.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Using the image as a hint, what best defines an "archetype" in a story?

• it is a literary device in which a character is created based on a set of qualities or traits that are specific and identifiable for readers

• it is the bad characters in the story that cause the conflicts for others.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Is the following statement true or false: A Creation Myth or Origin story is a cultural, religious or traditional myth which describes the earliest beginnings of the present world.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A metaphor is best defined as:

• is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison

• it is a figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4