Literary Element Review

The protagonist of a story is...

• Always the hero/good guy

• The character with the problem or conflict

• The character that causes the problem

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The antagonist of a story is...

• Always the bad guy/villain

• is usually a good guy/hero

• Causes the problem for the protagonist

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT considerred a plot element?

• figurative language

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following do we learn in the exposition?

• Who the protagonist is

• What the mood is

• Time and place

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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____ is the time and place in which a story takes place

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

____is how an author develops the characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

This part of the story contains the conflict and events that build to the climax.

• inciting incident

• exposition

• resolution

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The climax of a story is the event that...

• Always involves the protagonist

• ends the main conlfict

• the reader is usually waiting for

• all of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The inciting incident...

• happens early in the story

• starts the conflict or problem

• is a turning point

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Conflict...

• Is the problem in the story

• can be internal or external

• happens between the protagonist and antagonist

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3