Literacy Final Review

The events after the climax that lead to the end of the story....

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Rising Action

The events before the climax that "hook" the reader

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Rising Action

The important facts (characters, setting, conflict) are introduced or "exposed" to the reader

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Exposition

• Rising Action

Fictional story that is set in the past, but refers to real historical events and people

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• History Writing

• Expository Text

Fiction dealing with the impact of real/imaginary science; set in the past, present or future

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

The struggle within the mind of a character who's torn between opposing feelings

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Nature

• Character vs. Society

The story is told by one of the characters in the story

• First Person Point of View

• Third Person Omniscient Point of View

• Third Person Objective Point of View

• Third Person Limited Point of View

The message the reader can take from a piece of literature

• Conflict

• Moral

• Theme

• Characterization

Fictional story where events could happen in real life

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Realistic Fiction

• Nonfiction

Verb suffix

• -tion

• -ize

• -ly

• -ance