High School Literary Terms

Which word below is a series of events within a fiction story

• climax

• drama

• plot

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Which word below is a series of events that move a story toward a climax

• climax

• drama

• rising action

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which word is the portion of the story where the problem is solved

• climax

• falling action

• conflict

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which word below is the problem or struggle in a story that triggers the rising action

• climax

• rising action

• conflict

• drama

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which point of view has the thoughts of every character open to the reader. The reader is shown what every character is thinking or feeling.

• Third person objective

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

• 2nd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which term below is the character having a problem deciding what to do in a particular situation, generally due to fear, anger, regret, etc.

• character vs society

• character vs self

• character vs nature

• character vs fate

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

Which point of view uses second-person pronouns such as you and your, is rare; authors seldom speak directly to the reader.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person objective

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Which point of view uses that of an outsider looking into the action. Third-person pronouns such as he, she, they, them, are used.

• 2nd person

• 1st person

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which point of view is where the thoughts of only one character are open to the reader, either throughout the entire work or in a specific section.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A type of conflict in which a character has a problem with some element of society: the school, the law, the accepted way of doing things, and so on.

• character vs self

• character vs society

• character vs nature

• character vs character

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6