Patterns and Sequences

The organizational pattern in which the author describes events in order based on time (especially when using words that tell the time, day, month, or year)

• Chronological

• Sequence

• Process

Chronological and process are both sequential organizational patterns.

• True

• False

The organizational pattern in which the author describes steps that lead to a product or outcome

• Chronological

• Sequence

• Process

Which organizational pattern involves arranging events in the order they occurred?

• Chronological

• Sequence

• Process

• Descriptive

What is the term for a repeated decorative design or sequence in literature?

• Motif

• Theme

• Symbol

• Allegory

Identify the sequence of events in a story that builds up to the climax.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Which term describes a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry?

• Rhyme

• Meter

• Alliteration

• Assonance

In literature, what is a recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story?

• Motif

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

Which of the following is a sequence of events that make up a story?

• Plot

• Theme

• Character

• Setting

What is the term for a pattern of words that sound the same at the end of lines in poetry?

• Rhyme Scheme

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance