Plot Elements Review

Match the terms with the correct definitions.

• Climax

• the time, place, and situation of the story; when and where the story occurs

• foreshadowing

• 
  the series of events or struggles that build towards climax

• Setting

• the story's highest point of tension, where the conflict is definitively faced

• 
  Rising Action

• the end of the story where loose ends are tied up

• Resolution

• the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

a unifying idea or message in a literary text

• Theme
• Character
• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

An object that represents or stands for an idea, belief, or action.

• symbol
• allusion

• irony

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

While reading a novel, you come across a sentence where the author subtly refers to the 'Titanic disaster' without explicitly mentioning it. This technique used by the author is a brief and indirect reference to a historical event. The author only refers to the concept and the reader is expected to know it or research it.

• Allusion

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Simile

Answer explanation

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

Tags

SL.4

L.4

Imagine you are going to a fitness center to work out. You see a person choosing to use the elevator to reach the gym located on the second floor instead of taking the stairs. What literary term applies?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Irony

Answer explanation

When the situation is contray to what we would expect. For instance, seeing a person take an escalator to the gym door instead of walking up the stairs.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When two opposing words are placed side by side to create an effect. For example: pretty ugly, civil war, awfully good.

• Simile

• Theme

• Setting

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Consider a novel where the author uses detailed descriptions and expressive language to paint a picture in the reader's mind. This technique often engages all senses to create a vivid mental image. What is this technique called?

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Symbol

• Suspense

Answer explanation

The authors use of vivid words and descriptions to help the reader create an image in his or her mind. Often times all senses are used to create imagery.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The emotional setting; a work's vibe; readers identify this as the way a work makes them feel as they are reading.

• Symbol

• Mood

• Imagery

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The author's attitude toward his or her subject.

• Metaphor

• Mood

• Tone

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The vantage point from which the story told.

• Perspective

• Point of view

• Setting

• Objective Corelative

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3