Literary Terms Review

interruption in the plot sequence to describe an action in the past

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• foreboding

• foreward-thinking

Answer explanation

Think about during a movie when a character has a "flashback" scene to a time in the past. Randy Bragg has a flashback in Alas, Babylon where he remembers the minister using the phrase "Alas, Babylon."

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

the use of a person, place, object, or event to represent something else

• mood

• irony

• sign

• symbolism

Answer explanation

Some examples would be an author using something like a four leaf clover in their book because they know their reader will understand that this stands for good luck.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

a brief narrative with carefully limited action

• fiction

• book

• novel

• short story

Answer explanation

"limited action" should be a signal that this is a short story

Tags

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

the narrator's knowledge is restricted

• third person limited point of view

• third person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 1st person point of view

Answer explanation

third person uses such as: he, she, they, it (someone NOT in the room)

limited: they cannot see everything or hear other characters' thoughts

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

the character or force in conflict with the main character

• protagonist

• main character

• antagonist

• external conflict

Answer explanation

think about the word "antagonize" it means to irritate someone or get on their nerves

Tags

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

an event that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, reader, or audience

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• conflict

• dramatic irony

Answer explanation

This is the opposite of what the reader, characters, or audience thinks will happen.

Ex: Nemo's dad is worried about him being alone, but Nemo unexpectedly swims out to sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqtP8QUY2Sw

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

details in a work that hint at upcoming events

• focal point

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• symbolism

Answer explanation

Think about the word forward- it's giving a hint that something is coming up

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

the underlying meaning or insight that an author conveys in a story (the "take-away")

• theme

• symbol

• tone

• mood

Answer explanation

The main message in a story the writer wants us to understand after reading it

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the highest point of tension at which the outcome of the conflict is revealed

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• conclusion

Answer explanation

This is the big turning point in the story!

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

the time AND place in which a story happens

• setting

• fiction

• plot

• short story

Answer explanation

The setting is where and when a story takes place.

Tags

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.K.5