Plot and Vocab Review

What is a "Tall Tale"?

• A story that is hard to believe

• A historically accurate story

• A story about a magical land

• A story that lasts a "tall" time

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What does "exposition" mean?

• The very end of the story

• A story's beginning stage

• The story's most important moment

• A very small detail in the plot

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In the Brothers Grimm version, who helped grant Cinderella's wishes?

• Her Fairy Godmother

• Her Stepmother

• The prince

• The birds

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What is the "resolution" of a story?

• A falling action

• How a story begins

• A simile

• How a story concludes

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Who is the antagonist in the Brothers Grimm Cinderella?

• Cinderella

• The stepfamily

• The Prince

• The birds

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“A comparison of two unlike things”

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Simile

• B and C

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What is the climax of a story? Where on the plot pyramid does it fall?

• The initiating event - at the beginning of the pyramid

• The most exciting part of the story - at the top of the pyramid

• The end of the story - at the end of the pyramid

• The twist in the story - When the magician pulls a rabbit out of their hat

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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• 1. A simile features “like or “as,” while a metaphor does not. 

• 1. A metaphor is not a literary device, while a simile is. 

• They have no relationship

• None of the above

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What is "Cinderella"'s Climax?

• Cinderella's mother dies

• Cinderella visits her mother's grave

• Cinderella loses her shoe and the Prince sets out to find her

• The birds peck out her stepsister's eyes

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What is the "plot" of the story

• A literary device

• The ending of the story

• How the story unfolds

• A small detail of the story

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