Literary Terms

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Elizabeth Smith
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
The sequence of events that make up a story
Plot
Theme
External Conflict
Character(s)
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
The central, or universal, message or lesson of a story
Plot
Theme
Suspense
Setting
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
A state of feeling of exciting or anxious uncertainty about what may happen next in a story
Suspense
Internal Conflict
Theme
Setting
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
The time and place of a story
Plot
Setting
Theme
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
The beginning of a story where the characters, the setting, and the problem (conflict) are introduced
Rising Action
Resolution
Climax
Exposition
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Where the suspense builds and the problem gets worse and becomes more complicated. The events that lead up to the climax.
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition
Resolution
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
The highest point in the conflict. Where the problem (conflict) gets really BIG and the main character (protagonist) must make some sort of decision. This is the most exciting part of a story.
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Resolution
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
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