9th Grade Story Elements & Literary Terms_Plot

Question 1

Action in the story after the climax is revealed is called:

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Falling Action

Question 2

The character in the story that opposes the main character:

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Antagonist

Question 3

A person in the story.

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Character

Question 4

A struggle between two opposing forces.

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Conflict

Question 5

The sequence of events in a story, novel, or play.

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Plot

Question 6

A play with supernatural characters and events (i.e. monsters).

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Fantasy

Question 7

A character who changes over the course of the story:

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All of the above

Question 8

The main character in a story is called:

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Protagonist

Question 9

In a story, the TIME + the PLACE of the story is its:

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Setting

Question 10

The perspective from which a story is told:

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Point of View

Question 11

Multidimensional characters that develop and change throughout the story.

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Dynamic Character

Question 12

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens in a story is called:

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Irony

Question 13

The high point of interest or suspense in a story, novel, or play is called:

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Climax

Question 14

Starts a story in the present and then moves backward in time to retell the plot.

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Flashback

Question 15

A character who doesn't change over the course of the story is called:

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all of the above

Question 16

A story's main idea or message. (i.e. Love Conquers All, Don't Judge a Book by its Cover.)

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Theme

Question 17

Having an object, person, or idea stand for or represent something else is called:

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Symbolism

Question 18

A personal account of a person's life based on facts.

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Biography

Question 19

Flat characters who never change or develop throughout the story.

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Static Character

Question 20

An outside force: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society.

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External Conflict

Question 21

The method an author uses to develop the personalities of his characters.

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Characterization

Question 22

Hints about what is going to happen next are also called:

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Foreshadowing

Question 23

The beginning of the story providing setting and background information.

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Exposition

Question 24

A story with scientific elements that could be true.

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Science Fiction

Question 25

A short autobiography focusing on other and events.

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Memoir

Question 26

The five elements of plot (in the exact order) are:

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Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Act., Resolution

Question 27

A story with magical elements. (i.e. Cinderella)

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Fairy Tale

Question 28

The narrator is also outside the story, but can reveal things about many characters.

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Omniscient Point of View

Question 29

A series of related events within the same story.

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Plot

Question 30

The end of the conflict in a story.

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Resolution

Question 31

An inside force: Man vs. Self. A struggle inside the mind.

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Internal

Question 32

A story invented by the writer.

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Fiction

Question 33

A person who sees something, and gives a first-hand account.

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Eye Witness Account

Question 34

A story based on historical events is called:

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Historical Fiction

Question 35

The feeling created in the reader as he/she reads the story.

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Mood

Question 36

A category or type of literature.

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Genre

Question 37

The narrator is a person in the story and uses the pronouns I, me, and we.

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1st Person

Question 38

A story based on facts.

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Non-fiction

Question 39

The perspective from which a story is told.

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Point of View

Question 40

An account of the writer's life based on facts.

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Autobiography

Question 41

All of the events leading up to the climax.

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Rising Action

Question 42

A story that teaches a lesson. The characters are usually animals. i.e. The Lion and the Mouse

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Fable

Question 43

A play with characters who speak, and have conflicts with other characters.

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Drama

Question 44

The narrator is outside the story and reveals things about one character.

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Limited 3rd Person

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