Literary Terms

The main life lesson learned or moral of the story

• setting

• theme

• conflict

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

how the story ends; how the conflict is resolved

• genre

• plot

• introduction

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

the time and place of a story

• the conflict

• the introduction

• the setting

• the resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

the perspective in which the story is told

• characters

• plot

• point of view

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

the people, animals, or creatures in a story, movie or play

• fiction

• non-fiction

• characters

• problems

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

When an author switches back to an earlier time to explain what is going on now

• flashback
• foreshadowing
• flashshadowing
• foreback

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which term drops hints as to what will happen later in the story, sometimes something bad?

• Point of view
• Characterization
• Foreshadow

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

When the author uses an object to symbolize or stand for an idea

• Mood

• Symbolism

• Diction

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Problem in any piece of literature.

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

climax

• the hero of a story
• the turning point of the story.

• tell how things are alike
• tell how things are different

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5