Pre-Assessment of Literary Elements and Devices

What is the name for the people, animals, or things participating in a story?

• Characters
• Setting
• Plot elements
• Personnel

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the organized pattern or sequence of events in a story?

• Plot
• Exposition
• Conflict
• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When in the story is the greatest point of interest or suspense?

• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the term for the struggle between two forces?

• Antagonist
• Protagonist
• Conflict
• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Society

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the name for the perspective from which a story is told?

• Point of View
• Character
• Theme
• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do we call the central lesson or moral of a story?

• Topic

• Theme

• Concept

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Represents objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

• Personification

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Author's attitude towards the subject

• Tone

• Mood

• Attitude

• Feeling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The ocean heaved a sigh.

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A