Elements of Plot
The turning point of the story is know as what?
The climax
"The wind howled outside the window" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
A physical conflict with another person is an example of what type of conflict?
External conflict
What literary term can be defined as the person telling the story?
The narrator
The major character or force that opposes the main character is called what?
The antagonist
The part of the plot where the story starts off is known as?
The exposition
"The boy ran like the wind" is an example of what literary term?
Simile
A sentence that describes the central message or insight to life revealed through a literary work is the definition of which literary term?
Theme
The view from which a story is being told is known as what literary term?
Point of view
The feeling the author creates for the reader is known as what literary term?
Mood
The action that comes after the climax is known as?
The falling action
"Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly" is an example of what literary term?
Metaphor
"It rained all night, and upon entering my basement, I found it flooded."
This is an example of what type of conflict?
Man v. Nature, external conflict
When a character inside of the action is telling the story, this is which point of view?
First person point of view
A character who stays the same throughout the story an does not undergo a change is called what type of character?
A static character
The part of the plot where all of the loose ends are tied up and the conflict is resolved is known as the what?
The resolution
"I'm dying of thirst" is an example of what literary technique?
Hyperbole
"The first day of a new school always made her nervous. If Lilly could only manage her fear, her life would be so much easier."
This quote describes what type of conflict?
Internal conflict
When an unknown person outside of the story tells the story, knowing only one character's thoughts and feelings, this is which point of view?
Third person limited point of view
When the story returns to an earlier time, this is called what literary technique?
A flashback
"They were- he searched for the right word- well, odd. Shuffle shuffle, as if made by large feet encased in sneakers..."
This quote from "Footsteps Invisible" describes an event from what part of the plot diagram?
The rising action
"The snake slid sneakily across the snow, hissing the whole way."
This sentence contains what two literary techniques?
Alliteration and onomatopoeia
"I read a story where two friends, Sara and Jake, got in a huge fight. By the end of the story, they discussed the problem and were able to make amends. The theme of the story is that Sarah and Jake will always be friends."
Rewrite and revise this theme so it is correct.
Answers will vary.
When a person outside the story tells the story and seems all- knowing, this is known as which point of view?
A reference to something or someone outside of the story, often literary, is what called what?
An allusion