Collection 1 - Literary Focus

The use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in a story is called _______________.

Conflict is to plot in the same way that ___________ is to setting.

The time period and place in which the action of a story takes place is called its _________.

True or false? Flashback is the use of clues to hint at upcoming events in a story..

A character battling hunger and thirst in a desert experiences ________________ conflict.

True or false? Plot is the time and place in which the action of a story takes place.

A scene that presents events that happen before the main time frame of the story

True or false? Internal conflict is when the main character faces an emotional struggle.

Social beliefs, customs, or time period represented in a story

True or false? Exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution are elements of the plot.

True or False? "Mood" in a story is a feeling of anxiety about what happens next.

A person or ouside force that prevents the main character from reaching his or her goal

Events that follow the climax and "wrap up" loose ends of the story

The highest point of emotional intensity

A character struggling with his fears about crossing a desert experiences __________ conflict.