ELA8 Literary Terms Review
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a genre?
Back
A category in which a work of literature is classified, such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is rising action in a plot?
Back
The stage of plot that helps to develop and build the central conflict.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Who is the antagonist in a story?
Back
The character or force that works against the main character.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is falling action in a plot?
Back
The stage of a story's plot in which the story begins to draw to a close.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are characters in literature?
Back
People, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a story.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the climax of a story?
Back
The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story, where the main conflict reaches its peak.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is exposition in a plot?
Back
The stage of a story that introduces background information, setting, and characters.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
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