Literature Terms
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English
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8th Grade
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Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Conflict
A struggle between opposing forces
the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
The time and place of a story
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Exposition
the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
Placement of two things closely together in order to compare or contrast
A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rising Action
the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
Placement of two things closely together in order to compare or contrast
A struggle between opposing forces
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Falling Action
the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.
The time and place of a story
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
Sequence of events in a story
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Juxtaposition
Anything that stands for or represents something else
Placement of two things closely together in order to compare or contrast
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The main idea of a literary work - the idea the author wants to convey
conflict
genre
mood
theme
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The most suspenseful moment of the story
conflict
climax
protagonist
genre
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
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