Lit Terms
The sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
group of lines in a poem, functioning much like a paragraph
What is a stanza?
"My sister is already taller ______ my mom."
What is than (t-h-a-n)?
Fix this sentence: "The soldiers uniform was torn and bloody." (Note: There is only one soldier and one uniform).
adding an apostrophe to make it soldier's?
The point of view where the narrator is involved in the story, witnesses the action, and uses pronouns like I or we.
What is first person?
The main problem or obstacle to be faced by the main character.
What is conflict?
The term used when characters speak directly to one another.
What is dialogue?
"The weather has been so hot that our lawn has lost ______ deep green color."
What is its (i-t-s)?
Fix the punctuation mistake: "You come back here or you'll be sorry"!
Moving the exclamation mark inside the quotation marks? (...be sorry!")
The point of view where the narrator speaks directly to the reader using the pronoun you.
What is second person?
The steady increase in a story’s tension or suspense.
What is rising action?
The writer’s attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work.
What is tone?
"Sally and Frank said ______ going to the dance together in ______ brand new shoes."
What are they're and their?
Fix the quotation placement: “Sandy, said Dad, I cannot let you stay out past midnight.”
Adding a quotation mark after Sandy and before I
The point of view where the narrator is an outside observer limited to tracking only one character's thoughts and actions.
What is third person (or third person limited)?
The point of highest tension where the main character comes face-to-face with the conflict.
What is the climax?
The emotional tone or general feeling that a story evokes in the reader.
What is mood?
"Will you ______ the nomination to be president? Everyone is going ______ for Tyler."
What are accept and except?
Fix this word: "Lets go now, before the sun sets."
Adding an apostrophe to make it a contraction? (Let's)
The point of view where an outside narrator is all-knowing and communicates the thoughts of multiple characters.
What is third person omniscient?
The process of developing a character's personality by describing them as brave, cowardly, resourceful, or arrogant.
What is characterization (or character traits)?
Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader’s mind.
What is imagery?
"In Social Studies we learn about the ______; I really hope I ______ my science exam!"
What are past and passed?
Correct all 3 errors in this sentence: "Once your finished your homework please be certain you’re chores are done."
"Once you're finished your homework*, please be certain your chores are done."*?
The exact parts of speech, in order, for this sentence: "Shakespeare ate lunch and wrote poetry."
Proper Noun, Verb, Noun, Conjunction, Verb, Noun?