Literary Terms
What is the literary term that is associated with making a sound?
What would the “peak” of the story be called?
Climax
A story meant to amuse the reader.
Entertain
What does the root "struct" mean?
a. to build
b. to scrape
c. to work
d. to peel
A. to build
What does the prefix "con" mean?
with, together
The perspective that a story is written from.
Point of View
The end of the story, it’s where all the questions are answered and all loose ends of the story are tied up, what structure would this be?
Resolution
A Story that is meant to tell the reader something they may not know.
Inform
What does the root "vis" mean?
A. to hear
B. to paint
C. to see
D. to build
C. to see
What does the prefix "de" mean?
away, down
What term uses symbols to represent ideas or qualities?
Symbolism
What is a struggle or clash of interest, opinion, or principles? Is known as a disagreement or an argument.
Conflict
A story that is meant to make the reader think, do, or believe a different way.
Persuade
What does the root "aud" mean?
A. to build
B. to see
C. to hear
D. to draw
C. to hear
A. the act of putting back together
B. to form by putting together parts
C. the underlying framework of a system
D. an obstacle or something put up against something else
C. the underlying framework of a system
This point of view uses peoples' names, the words he, she, and they, and the reader knows the thoughts and feelings of only a few characters.
3rd person limited
The event that takes place to get the story moving.
initiating event
Which author´s purpose are textbooks, guidebooks, journal articles, and news articles?
Inform
What does the root "tract" mean?
to drag, draw out, pull
What does the word "retract" mean?
to draw or pull back
Writing that is based on real people or events.
Nonfiction
The events that build into the climax of the story.
rising action
Which author´s purpose is the ¨I Have a Dream” Speech?
Persuade
What do the roots "mob/mot/mov" mean?
to move
What does the word "discernable" mean?
distinguishable; able to tell apart