Literary Elements Review

What is character motivation?

• The reason(s) why the character acts a certain way.

• The time and place in which the story unfolds.

• The turning point of the story.

• A character struggles with an outside force.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Direct Characterization mean?

• A character struggles with themselves.

• The author simply tells us what the character is like.

• The author reveals what the character is like through actions.

• The story’s conclusion.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is Indirect Characterization?

• A contrast between appearance and reality.

• The author simply tells us what the character is like.

• The time and place in which the story unfolds.

• The author reveals what the character is like through actions, feelings, or other characters’ responses.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the point of view in a story?

• A character struggles with an outside force.

• The time and place in which the story unfolds.

• The turning point of the story.

• The vantage point from which the story is told.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What does "Setting" refer to?

• A character struggles with themselves.

• The time and place in which the story unfolds.

• The story’s conclusion.

• The reason(s) why the character acts a certain way.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is external conflict?

• A character struggles with an outside force, such as another character or something in nature.

• A feeling created in the reader of the story.

• A character struggles with themselves.

• The turning point of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is internal conflict?

• The story’s conclusion.

• A character struggles with themselves, such as a negative self-view.

• The time and place in which the story unfolds.

• A character struggles with an outside force.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the climax of a story?

• The time and place in which the story unfolds.

• The turning point of the story; the high point of emotion.

• A character struggles with an outside force.

• The reason(s) why the character acts a certain way.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

What does "Resolution" mean in a story?

• The story’s conclusion, which often includes the main character(s)' feelings and usually resolves the conflict(s).

• The turning point of the story.

• A character struggles with themselves.

• The time and place in which the story unfolds.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

What is foreshadowing?

• The story’s conclusion.

• A character struggles with an outside force.

• The time and place in which the story unfolds.

• A writer’s technique in which the author provides clues or hints as to what is going to happen later.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5