Literary Devices
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The background information given at the beginning
exposition
falling action
climax
rising action
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Returning to an earlier time in order to clarify meaning in the present time
flashforward
flashback
resolution
climax
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Setting
Description evoking the use of the five senses
The results or effects of the climax
Word choice to create a specific effect
The time and place where the story occurs
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.4.2D
CCSS.W.5.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A recurring feature of a work that develops its theme
Motify
Theme
Setting
Diction
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Antagonist
Direct speech between characters
A recurring feature of a work that develops its theme
A recurring feature of a work that develops its theme
A character (or thing) that is the source of conflict in a literary work
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.6.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The emotional atmosphere of a piece – how the reader “feels”
theme
mood
tone
protagonist
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Plot
A struggle between two or more forces (ex. Person vs. Nature)
The “turning point” of the literary work
The sequence of events in a work of literature
The main character of a work – the one we “root for”
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
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