Fiction 2 Elements & Techniques QUIZ 2025

A saying that sets forth a general truth and that has gained credibility through long use over time (e.g., No risk, no gain).

• Adage

• Metaphor

• Euphemism

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

A short account of a particular incident or event.

• Anecdote

• Biography

• Novel

• Editorial

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The author's opinion or feeling is evident or detailed in a text about a topic. Not to be confused with impression, second-person, etc., point of view. The author's reason or intention for writing a text.

• Author's Point of View

• Second-person Point of View

• Impression

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

The author's statement of their beliefs.

• Central Message

• Plot Twist

• Character Arc

• Setting

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The kinds of characters that appear as archetypes in literature. These commonly include the hero and the trickster.

• Character types

• Plot devices

• Literary settings

• Narrative tones

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

The first person "I" personal point of view relates events as they are perceived by a single character. The narrator may offer opinions about the action and characters that differ from those of the author.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

A genre of fiction that is based on historical settings, events, or people. The setting is drawn from history and the story may contain actual historical people, but the main characters are usually fictional.

• Historical novel

• Science fiction

• Fantasy

• Mystery

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.9

The quality of literary or informative text that makes the characters and/or situations seem funny, amusing, or ridiculous.

• Humour

• Irony

• Tragedy

• Suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

A short part of a story or play that goes back into events in the past

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Plot Twist

• Synopsis

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

• Flash forward

• Foreshadowing

• Climax

• Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3