PLOT
This part of the plot introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation.
a) exposition
b) climax
c) resolution
a) exposition
This term refers to the general subject or umbrella idea of a story, usually expressed in just one or two words, such as "friendship" or "war."
topic
The phrase "The wind whispered through the dark trees" is an example of this device.
a) simile
b) personification
c) metaphor
b) personification
a reader's evidence-based understanding
interpretation
The definition of theme in a literary text.
What is the central message, lesson, or moral of the story?
The turning point or highest point of interest and tension in a story.
a) conclusion
b) conflict
c) climax
c) climax
a topic is almost always stated in this short format. True or False?
true
This device compares two things using the words "like" or "as."
a) alliteration
b) onomatopoeia
c) simile
c) simile
a message that can apply across people, places, or times
universal theme
A theme is not just one word; it should be written as a complete what?
Events that happen after the climax, leading down toward the resolution.
a) resolution
b) exposition
c) falling action
c) falling action
If you are reading a historical fiction book about the Battle of Gettysburg, this is the primary topic of the book.
Civil War
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis, such as "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
a) hyperbole
b) haiku
c) theme
a) hyperbole
hints, words, or phrases in the text surrounding an unfamiliar word that help a reader figure out its meaning without using a dictionary
context clues
This term describes a theme that applies to all people across different cultures, time periods, and countries, such as "love conquers all."
universal theme
The underlying struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot forward.
a) conflict
b) climax
c) exposition
a) conflict
To find the topic of a text, you should look at the title, the back cover summary, and these frequently repeated words throughout the chapters.
Keywords
The repeating of the same initial consonant sound in a group of words, like "busy buzzing bees."
a) alliteration
b) onomatopeia
c) plot
a) alliteration
the literal, objective, and straightforward dictionary definition of a word. It contains no emotions, feelings, or cultural suggestions
denotation
Authors rarely state the theme directly in middle school literature; instead, the reader must use clues from the text to do this.
infer
The term for a recurring element, image, or idea in a story that helps the author develop and emphasize the central theme.
a) motif
b) allusion
c) simile
a) motif
This is the specific literary term for the general category or type of literature a text belongs to, which is often confused with its specific topic.
Genre
A reference within a piece of literature to a well-known person, place, event, or another literary work, such as saying, "He was a real Romeo with the ladies."
a) metaphor
b) allusion
c) reference
b) allusion
a conclusion or educated guess reached by combining known facts, evidence, and logical reasoning. It is the act of figuring out something that is not explicitly stated
inference
An author uses these physical objects, characters, or colors to represent a bigger abstract idea, which ultimately helps reveal the hidden theme.
symbols (or symbolism)