Literary Terms

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English
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9th Grade
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Sheri Mitchell
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following
External
The type of characterization in which the narrator tells the reader what to think.
Denouement
A type of conflict that occurs when a character interacts with another character.
Direct
The action in a plot that occurs after the climax.
Falling
Another name for the resolution of a plot.
Characterization
The techniques a writer uses to develop characters.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The turning point in the plot. (a)
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
3.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The part of the plot where the reader typically learns the setting and characters and the conflict may be introduced. (a)
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
4.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A character that changes in reaction to events in a plot. (a)
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
5.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Struggle between opposing forces in a plot. (a)
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following
Resolution
The intentional repeating of something in order to create a particular literary effect
Repetition
The end of a plot
Setting
The time and place a plot occurs
Third Person Limited
The action before the climax in the plot
Rising
A type of point of view in which the narrator is outside the plot and focuses on one character
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author’s attitude towards the subject
Symbol
Tone
Static
Round
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
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