Narrative Writing Unit Formative Assessment

We spoke a lot about meaning within a story and how to create an overall message or "moral of the story". What is this "message" from the author that spans most of the story usually called?

• Dillemna
• Cause and Effect
• Theme

A symbol in literature and writing is an idea or object that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. Which of the following are examples of symbols?

• A woman crying after cutting her foot on broken glass
• A black cat that gives the main character a feeling of dread or anxiety
• A fireplace that doesn't work anymore since the parents in the home got a divorce
• A green bowtie that the ambitious business man wears every day

Which of the following best describes a motif within literature?

• a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition that is repeated throughout the piece and supports the theme
• a part of a story or text that typically occurs towards the end of the piece that resolves the conflicts from earlier in the story
• an author's intentional use of slang and language that makes dialogue more realistic and therefore more entertaining and relatable

Which of the following elements of narrative structure best helps to build tension through events that complicate the main conflict?

• Climax
• Hypothesis
• Rising Action
• Falling Action

Which of the following elements of narrative structure best shows the aftermath of the climax and how the conflict starts to (perhaps) resolve?

• Rising Action
• Falling Action
• Malicious Action
• Motif

There are several types of conflict within literature. We discussed two, in particular. What two were they?

• maternal and paternal conflict
• internal and external conflict
• intentional and unintentional conflict
• religious and political conflict