Literary Terms (Short Story)

What is the inciting incident of a story?

• The most exciting part

• The resolution

• The first problem

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the Rising Action of a story?

• The most exciting part

• The lesson learned

• The action leading up to the climax

• The end, solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the setting of a story?

• The main character

• The lesson learned

• Time, place and mood of a story

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the Climax of a story?

• The lesson learned

• The end, solution

• Time, place, mood

• The most exciting part of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the Falling Action of a story?

• The lesson learned

• The end, solution

• The most exciting part

• The action after the climax, leading to the resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is an Onomatopoeia?

• Comparison with like/as

• Exaggeration

• Time, place, mood

• A sound word

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Sequence of related events moving from a problem to a solution

• plot

• exposition

• rising action

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

the main character struggles against an outside force

• dependent conflict

• internal conflict

• external conflict

• independent conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

characters who are not fully developed, only show one or two traits

• round

• flat

• dynamic

• static

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

characters who are well developed, show many different traits; complex characters who are seen from many angles

• flat character

• round character

• dynamic character

• static character

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4