Falling action and resolution sound similar. The difference is:

Resolution is the very end of the story after falling action

"Point of view" in fiction refers to:

The person telling the story--the voice of the storyteller

What is the difference between "third person limited" and "third person omniscient?"

Third person omniscient is aware of inner thoughts/emotions

A symbol is best defined as:

Something that stands in or means something else

The antagonist is best described as someone who:

Tries to keep the good guy from accomplishing his/her goal

A story told in the first person is best described as:

Narrated by a character in the story

The typical order of plot elements is:

Exposition>Rising Action>Climax>Falling Action>Resolution

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Literary Elements

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This Quiz reviews the terms and definitions of literary elements in fiction. (6th grade language arts)

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1
Falling action and resolution sound similar. The difference is:
Resolution takes place after the climax
They are actually the exact same thing
Falling action takes place immediately after rising action
Resolution is the very end of the story after falling action
2
Conflict is all of the following except:
A problem which must be resolved
A struggle/problem happening to the story's main character
May be "man against self"
Is always "man against others"
3
Providing clues as to what will happen later in a story is called:
Foreshadowing
Clue giving
Hinting
Shadowing
4
Theme is best described as:
The message of the story
All of the above
Sometimes called the “moral of the story"
The central belief or idea that the author is portraying
5
"Point of view" in fiction refers to:
A part of the action you can see
The person telling the story--the voice of the storyteller
Where everything in a story comes to a reasonable ending
Someone's opinion
6
"Shrek finds his swamp overrun by fairy tale creatures, banished there by Lord Farquaad" is:
The first part of the plot
Answers 1 and 3 are correct
Exposition
Plot
7
What is the difference between "third person limited" and "third person omniscient?"
Third person omniscient is aware of inner thoughts/emotions
Third person omniscient is also a character in the story
Third person limited is also a character in the story
Third person limited is all-seeing/all-knowing
8
A symbol is best defined as:
The opposite of what the reader would expect to happen
The mood of the story
Part of the setting of the story
Something that stands in or means something else
9
Which story has a conflict that could be considered "man against nature?"
Orphan left in the jungle, depends upon animals to raise him
All of the above
A comet heading for Earth threatens worldwide catastrophe
An astronaut is stranded on Mars
10
The struggle/conflict between Harry Potter and Voldemort may be described as:
Man against self
Good wizard against evil wizard
Man against others
Man against nature
11
The antagonist is best described as someone who:
Fought against Voldemort in the Harry Potter books
Works with the protagonist to solve the conflict
Tries to keep the good guy from accomplishing his/her goal
Narrates the story
12
The main character in the story who is trying to accomplish something is called:
Answers 1 and 3 are correct
Protagonist
Antagonist
The hero (good guy)
13
The beginning of the story where we meet the characters and setting is called:
Supposition
Exposition
Illumination
Introduction
14
A story told in the first person is best described as:
Narrated by the antagonist
Narrated by a character in the story
Narrated by the protagonist
Narrated by an observer (not a character in the story)
15
The most exciting part (high point) of a story:
The turning point where the protagonist handles the problem
Is called the climax
Answers 1 and 2 are correct
Is at the very end of the story
16
Which of the following would be an example of irony in the story "Little Red Riding Hood?"
The wolf dresses up as the Grandmother to fool the girl
Little Red Riding Hood brings food to her sick grandmother
The wolf is a vegetarian
The wolf goes to the Grandmother's house and eats her
17
Which of the following could not be a character in a story?
Talking trees
Trees
Animals/creatures
People
18
A struggle or problem happening to the main character which must be resolved is a:
Man against self
Issue
Conflict
Contradiction
19
"Once upon a time, in medieval England..." is an example of:
Setting
The "when" and "where" of the story
Answers 1 and 2 are correct
Mood
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The typical order of plot elements is:
Exposition>Rising Action>Falling Action>Resolution>Climax
Exposition>Rising Action>Climax>Falling Action>Resolution
Exposition>Rising Action>Falling Action>Climax>Resolution
Introduction>Rising Action>Climax>Falling Action>Conclusion

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