6th Grade Literary Elements

Question 1

The events leading up to the main problem or conflict

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Rising action

Question 2

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as" is an example of a

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similie

Question 3

The struggle between opposing forces that drives the action of a story is the:

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conflict

Question 4

In literature, the ________ is how the reader feels after reading the selection.

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mood

Question 5

These two ladies appear to be engaged in:

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dialogue

Question 6

A grouping of lines together that make up the verse of a poem

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stanza

Question 7

The main or central idea of a story. The moral or message of the story.

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theme

Question 8

Giving human characteristics to something that isn't human

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anthropomorphism

Question 9

To show how two things are the same is to

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compare

Question 10

Writing in this point of view uses pronouns such as "he," "she," or "they"

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third person

Question 11

When and where a story takes place is the:

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Setting

Question 12

The plot is:

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the events that make up a story

Question 13

The turning point and/or point of greatest action or suspense in a story is its

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climax

Question 14

The stage of a plot where the action starts to slow down and the conflict begins to resolve:

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falling action

Question 15

Writing from this point of view uses pronouns such as "I" and "me"

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First person

Question 16

The stage of a plot where setting, characters, and background information is introduced is the

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exposition

Question 17

The stage of the plot where the conflict has been resolved

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resolution

Question 18

Who carries out the actions of the plot in a story?

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characters

Question 19

Comparing two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

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metaphor

Question 20

This phrase demonstrates:

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personification

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