ELA Terms Test 3

What is the plot of a story?

• Most stories recount the schedule of the main character.
• It is a piece of land where you plant food.
• Most stories recount a series of events, also known as the plot.
• It is a point on graph paper, at least that is what Mrs. Lee-Sheppy told me.

True or False: Rising Action presents the complications that intensify the conflict.

• True
• False

Is an old and traditional story that tries to answer basic questions about the origins of the world, events in nature, human life, and social customs.

• Myth
• Poem
• Fairy Tail
• Theme

Is a message about life or human nature that a writer shares with the reader. An example of a theme might be “greed can lead to ruined lives” or “simple things in life are the most meaningful.

• Myth
• Poem
• Fairy Tail
• Theme

When you make a logical guess you...

• Infer
• Guess
• Situation
• Stating the Facts

Is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry, similar to the rhythmic beats in music

• Onomatopoeia
• Stanza
• Rhythm
• Sound Devices

True or False: Meter does not emphasize the musical quality of a poem.

• True
• False

Is a type of literature in which words are carefully chosen to create certain effects.

• Short Story
• Poetry
• Novel
• Autobiography

What is a poem's form?

• A poem’s form is its structure, which includes the way its words and lines are arranged.
• A poem does not have a form.
• The visible shape or configuration of something.
• You can answer a questions on a poem's form on Google Forms.

True or False: Poets also play with line length and words to establish meaning and to create rhythm.

• True
• False