Literature Terms

Literature Terms

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Literature Terms

Literature Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Easy

Created by

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Conflict

A struggle between opposing forces

the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

The time and place of a story

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Exposition

the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

Placement of two things closely together in order to compare or contrast

A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Rising Action

the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

Placement of two things closely together in order to compare or contrast

A struggle between opposing forces

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Falling Action

the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.

The time and place of a story

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

Sequence of events in a story

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Juxtaposition

Anything that stands for or represents something else

Placement of two things closely together in order to compare or contrast

The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

A comparison using "like" or "as"

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The main idea of a literary work - the idea the author wants to convey

conflict

genre

mood

theme

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The most suspenseful moment of the story

conflict

climax

protagonist

genre

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