Fiction Literary Terms

What literary device involves a scene that interrupts the present action to depict an event that happened at an earlier time?

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Exposition

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which term describes the process by which a character undergoes significant change throughout a story?

• Theme

• Character Development

• Climax

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for the underlying message or main idea that a story conveys?

• Setting

• Theme

• Conflict

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which part of a story is characterized by the events that lead up to the climax?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the term for the character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Setting

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for the time and place where the story occurs?

• Theme

• Setting

• Tone

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for the spoken exchanges between characters in a story?

• Dialogue

• Exposition

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary device involves hints or clues about what will happen later in the story?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Rising Action

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the term for the atmosphere or emotional setting created by the narrative?

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for the attitude or feeling conveyed by the author through the narrative?

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3