Literary Terms Quiz

What is an object, character, title, etc. that represents or stands for something else or some larger idea or meaning in a literary work

• Theme

• Symbolism

• Characterization

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Imagery is

• visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

• a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate to an event from an earlier time

• person against norms created by society

• a narrative technique that uses the pronoun "you" to address the reader, making them feel like they are part of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the ordered sequence of events in a literary work; what happens

• Exposition

• Conflict

• Characterization

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Rising Action is

• the ordered sequence of events in a literary work; what happens

• any event which leads up to the story’s climax

• the introduction to the setting, characters, and basic situation; provides background information

• any event after the climax and leads to the resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Falling Action is

• any event after the climax and leads to the resolution

• the point in the story where the action begins and the central conflict is introduced

• a literary device that occurs when a character faces challenges from an outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or a cultural belief

• the highest point or turning point of interest or suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

A story’s main message or moral is

• Symbolism

• Theme

• Fable

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Exposition is

• any event which leads up to the story’s climax

• any event after the climax and leads to the resolution

•  the ordered sequence of events in a literary work; what happens

• the introduction to the setting, characters, and basic situation; provides background information

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the end or conclusion of the central conflict (sometimes can be open-ended)

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Incentive Moment

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The incentive moment of a story is

• the time, place, and background of a literary work

•  the point in the story where the action begins and the central conflict is introduced

• a literary device that occurs when a character faces challenges from an outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or a cultural belief

• any event after the climax and leads to the resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The incentive moment of a story can also be known as

• Inciting Incident

• Main Conflict

• Exciting Moment

• External Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4