Literary Review

A struggle between two opposing forces is (a) ______

• Plot

• Conflict

• Motif

• Foreshadowing

Direct speech between characters is (a) _____

• Dialogue

• Diction

• Motif

• Tone

What is diction?

• Direct speech between characters

• When something unexpected happens or is said

• The author's attitude towards the subject or events

• Word choice to create a specific effect

What is the "turning point" of the literary work?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Resolution

What is the background information given at the beginning of a story?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Resolution

What comes after the climax in the story? (The results of effects of the climax)

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Resolution

The moment when all of the loose ends are tied up and the questions are answered in a story. (The outcome of the plot)

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Resolution

The first "hurdles" in the story? (When issues or problems begin to arise, building the plot)

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Resolution

A literary technique where the author returns to an earlier time in order to clarify meaning in the present time is (a) _________

• Symbolism

• Genre

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

What is foreshadowing in a story?

• The underlying main idea of a work (often an opinion about the subject)

• A recurring feature of a work that develops its theme

• Returning to an earlier time in order to clarify meaning in the present time

• The author's use of clues to prepare readers for events that will happen later