Literary Terms!

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The time and place of a story

• Mood

• Setting

• Plot

• Genre

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

a struggle or problem in a story that the main character encounters.

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Exposition

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

• Conflict

• Climax

• Resolution

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Conflict

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Sequence of events in a story

• Setting

• Plot

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The conflict in the story between a character and an OUTSIDE force such as nature, technology, or another character.

• Internal Conflict

• Metaphor

• Simile

• External Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.6.6

The conflict of a story where a character struggles with something INSIDE themselves.

• External Conflict

• Tone

• Internal Conflict

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How the writer assigns traits and features to a character

• Mood

• Tone

• Characterization

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D