Elements of Literature

Question 1

Introduction, rising action, complications, climax, falling action, and resolution are _______.

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plot

Question 2

This is the main feeling of the story that the reader can identify while reading.

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mood

Question 3

This is conversation between characters in literature.

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dialogue

Question 4

The story is told by someone acting as "reporter" of the action of the story.

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third person observer

Question 5

The types of conflict are man against:

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man-nature-himself-society-machines-supernatural-unknown

Question 6

This point of view is a character who tells the story from his point of view. He uses "I."

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first person narrator

Question 7

There are ____ types of conflict.

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7

Question 8

Examples of characterization are all of the following except...

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what the setting looks like

Question 9

This is the turning point where something happens that changes the outcome of the story.

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climax

Question 10

This is when the story winds down, coming to a conclusion.

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falling action

Question 11

Every author has some message he wants to get across to the reader through his story. This is..

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theme

Question 12

This is the time (when), the place (where), and mood of a story.

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setting

Question 13

This is the struggle between opposing forces. You must have a _____ to have a story.

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conflict

Question 14

This is how the author lets the reader "get to know" the characters.

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characterization

Question 15

This is the vantage point from which a story is told. The "who" that is telling the story.

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point of view

Question 16

This is the action of the story, which begins in increase in excitement.

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rising action

Question 17

This is an outline of the major events that take place in a story in chronological order.

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plot

Question 18

The theme of a story can be ___________ or _________ by the author.

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directly stated or inferred

Question 19

This is when all the problems of the story are resolved in some manner.

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resolution

Question 20

True or False: Every literary work has a theme.

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False

Question 21

These are the problems or hardships that confront characters of the story.

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complications

Question 22

This person knows and sees all in the story. He can even tell what characters are thinking.

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third person omniscient

Question 23

These are hints or clues to tell about the events that will happen later in the story.

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foreshadowing

Question 24

This includes the setting, characters, and conflict that are established EARLY in a story.

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introduction

Elements of Literature

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Elements of Literature

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