Literary Terms and Author's Craft Practice

This is the true hero of the story.  This is the character that we all love.  

• Theme 
• Static Character 
• Protagonist 
• Antagonist 

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

This is apart of a character, and it gives us great insight into the character.  

• Character 
• Static Character 
• Flat Character 
• Characterization 

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

This is the purpose that the author wrote a text.  (PIE).  

• Author's Purpose 
• Author's Craft 
• Theme 
• Point of view 

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

When a character thinks about something that has happened in the past, it is called a________________.

• Cliffhanger 
• Static 
• Foreshadowing 
• Flashback 

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

This is another word for story line. 

• Point of View 
• Plot 
• Rising Action 
• Falling Action 

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

This is apart of author’s craft, and it is used to help bring the writing to life.  This could be exaggeration, comparing things using like/as, or sound words.  

• Point of View 
• Author's Purpose 
• Static Character 
• Figurative Langauge 

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

"Her hair was a bright pineapple" is an example of what type of figurative language? 

• Hyperbole 
• Metaphor 
• Simile 
• Personification 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"When she tripped over something on stage, she fell on her head and it made a boom sound. " The highlighted word is an example of what?

• Simile 
• Onomatopheia
• Metaphor 
• Idiom 

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"She made a bundt cake for the part." The highlighted word is an example of...

• Hyperbole 
• Idiom 
• Simile 
• Metaphor 

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A static character is a character that...

• We only see in the rising action. 
• We only see in the falling action. 
• We are going to see in the entire book. 
• We will never see a change of some kind from them.  

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3