Exploring Literature: Setting, Plot, Text Structure, and Literary Devices

What does the setting of a story typically include?

• The main character's thoughts and feelings

• The time and place where the story occurs

• The sequence of events

• The moral or lesson of the story

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Which of the following is an example of a literary device?

• Paragraph

• Metaphor

• Summary

• Argument

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the plot of a story?

• A detailed description of the main character

• The background information about the setting and characters

• The sequence of events that make up the story

• The central argument or thesis of the story

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.7

Which text structure involves the author providing a problem and then detailing a solution?

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: "The wind whispered secrets to the trees."

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

In a narrative, the climax is:

• The final resolution or outcome of the story.

• The highest point of tension or conflict in the story.

• The introduction of the story, including characters and setting.

• A detailed description of the setting.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which of the following best describes a chronological text structure?

• Events are described in the order in which they happened.

• Similarities and differences between two or more things are discussed.

• The reasons why something happened and its consequences are explored.

• A problem is introduced and possible solutions are presented.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

An allegory is a type of literary device. It is best described as:

• A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."

• An exaggerated statement used for effect.

• A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

• The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The setting of a story affects its characters by:

• Telling the reader how the characters will change throughout the story.

• Influencing the characters' actions, thoughts, and feelings.

• Providing a background against which the characters are contrasted.

• Describing the physical appearance of the characters.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Flashback is a literary device used to:

• Introduce the climax of the story.

• Provide background information by taking the reader back in time.

• Describe the setting in detail.

• Introduce a new character.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5