Literary Elements
What are the Iliad and Odyssey examples of?
Epic Poetry
What is the mood in the phrase, ”The night was dark and moonless, the cold breeze gave Lia chills.”
Scared
What is introduced in the exposition?
Setting and characters
What are the 3 essential elements of a story.
Character, setting, and plot.
What is Pandora’s Box an example of?
Myth
What is the tone in the phrase, ”The sun was shining so brightly that Margaret wanted to run around singing.”
Happy
What is the inciting force in Detectives in Togas?
The Temple of Minerva is desecrated and Xantippus is assaulted.
What is the setting in Detectives in Togas
Ancient Rome
An interruption in a story to tell about the past.
Flashback
What caused the desecration of the temple and Xantippus being assaulted ?
Tellus wanting to frame Rufus for a crime.
Rising action is a series of actions that lead to….
The climax
”’What did your folks say about you being out all night’ Flavius asked timidly,” is an example of
Indirect Characterization
Hints about the future.
Foreshadowing
What is the effect of Praetonius winning a battle?
Tellus’ plan to keep Rufus quiet won’t work.
Climax is…
The turning point of the story.
”Dirty blond hair fell on his shoulders,” is an example of
Direct Characterization
The dictionary definition of a word is
Denotation
The words rose and love are examples of
Connotation
Falling actions are the events that follow the ______ leading up to the ______.
Climax and Resolution
What is an educated guess based on prior knowledge?
Inference