ELA Literary Terms

When an author gives clues at the beginning of the story, like Ponyboy did, that is called...

• flashback

• clue-giving

• prediction

• foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of the following is a simile?

• The cold air was biting me.

• The cold air was an arctic freeze.

• The cold air is like an ice cube.

• The cold air was a billion degrees below zero.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is NOT a type of EXTERNAL conflict?

• man v. man

• man v. nature

• man v. self

• man v. society

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT a point of view?

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person objective

• 1st person

• 2nd person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is a static character?

• a character that stays the same throughout the story

• a character that changes throughout the story

• a character that is electrocuted

• a character that has a split personality.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an example of personification?

• The air was as cold as ice.

• He had never been so cold in his life.

• The cold was tearing him apart.

• He was a snowman.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Where is the resolution of the story?

• At the beginning

• In the middle

• At the end

• The falling action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a dynamic character?

• A character who stays the same throughout the story.

• A character who changes as the story goes on.

• A character who is explosive.

• A character who is immature.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What can we learn from characterization?

• What the character thinks.

• What the character feels.

• What the character is physically like.

• What actions the character takes.

• All of the above.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is mood?

• How you feel when you read a piece.

• The way the author writes the piece.

• The emotion you feel throughout the day.

• Sad.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4