Literary Terms- Prior Knowledge Quiz 1-Ashmore

Plot and Plot Structure

• The series of events included in a narrative

• The end of the narrative

• Characters choices

• Conflict

The main part of a plot that drives the story

• The main part of the plot is the exposition

• The main part of the plot is the resolution

• the main part of a plot is the conflict

• The main part of the plot is the rising action

Setting

• A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.

• An account that is created after an event, typically by someone who did not have a direct experience of the event.

• Important events that move the plot forward in a literary work.

• The time and place in which a narrative occurs; includes the historical period, weather, and other details about the surroundings, both real and/or fictional, and can contribute to the mood of the text.

Character

• A person, place, thing, or idea.

• A person, animal, or other being used in a literary work to perform the action, speak dialogue, and/or move the plot forward.

• Personified animals

• The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

Main Character

• The central or primary character(s) in a literary work; the character(s) who acts as the focal point of the plot and/or the focus of the reader’s emotional connection to the text.

• Main character energy.

• The antagonist in the story.

Sequence

• Cause and Effect: This structure is used to show a direct relationship between one idea, event, or action and its result.

• This structure describes the order from beginning to end.

• This structure describes a problem and then presents a solution to the problem

• Description/List: This structure provides details, examples, features, and/or characteristics of a topic.

Descriptive Details

• The use of details related to the five senses (i.e., sight, smell, taste, touch, sound) to appeal to the reader.

• a small detachment of troops or police officers given a special duty.

• Writing in cursive.

Dialogue

• engaging in speech.

• Spoken interchange between characters in a text, commonly between two or more characters or speakers.

• he expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Perspective

• A report of an event or experience by someone who was there at the time of the event or experience.

• The rate at which a story unfolds.

• To capture and convey the message of a text in one’s own words.

• How the narrator and/or characters perceive what is taking place within the story.

Point of View

• The type of narrator used to tell a story.

• Words that sound alike but have multiple or varied meanings

• The only person in the narrative who is important.