Literature terms

The most suspenseful moment of the story

• conflict

• climax

• protagonist

• genre

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Introduces the characters and setting of the story

• genre

• resolution

• exposition

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How the main conflict is resolved

• resolution

• ending

• rising action

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Events that make the conflict worse

• falling action

• rising action

• conflict

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The main problem

• action

• events

• suspense

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

How do they start to fix the conflict?

• falling action

• climax

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The leading character, hero, or heroine, of the story

• antagonist

• character

• protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

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

• antagonist

• protagonist

• author

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• conflict

• genre

• mood

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

It is a category of literature. Science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction are three.

• setting

• genre

• inference

• epic

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9