Literary Term Review

Q. If you saw a crust, cheese, marinara sauce, pepperonis, and black olives on the kitchen counter what would you infer?


A. Someone was going to make a pizza.

Q. If someone was bent over, pale in the face, and wasn’t looking very happy or active, what could you infer?

A. That person may be sick.

Q. While reading, I see a similarity between the main character’s dislike of swimming and it reminds me of the time I had to swim in gym for a whole year. What kind of connection am I making?

A. Text to Self

Q. While reading about a far off nuclear war that is happening in my Science Fiction novel it reminds me of the troops that are still at war still missing their family and friends. What kind of connection am I making?

A. Text To World

Q. I was reading about a group of students that got lost during a school field trip when it reminded me of the story we read last year. What kind of connection am I making?

A. Text to Text

Q. Text clues like an address, city, emotions, weather, year, time period are all clues about?

A. Setting

Q. What is the plot of a story?

A. The events of a story.

Q. When and how would you use UNRAAVEL?

A. When: Testing, answering questions.
How: Look at poster for the rest of the answer.

Q. What kind of diagram keeps track of the events of a story?

A. A plot diagram

Q. In order from beginning to end what are the elements of plot? What happens at each?
A. Exposition-Background/Intro
Rising Action-Leads up to the main action.
Climax- The main or peak of action.
Falling Action-Leading to the conclusion.
Resolution- How the story ends.

Q. It is better to try and fail than to never try and never know. What could this sentence be?

A. The theme of a story.

Q. I was walking down the hall when I heard my friend yell my name. I turned around and he was dressed up like a pirate. I was a little embarrassed as we walked down the hall to class. What POV is this passage written in?

A. 1st Person

Q. When you create a facebook page about yourself, what literary term are you focusing on?

A. Characterization

Q. How do we learn about our characters?

A. Their actions, thoughts, words, behaviors, appearance and interpretations of others.

Q. When the narrator is not a character in the story and only knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of one person the story is written in which point of view?

A. Third Person Limited

Q. An all-knowing narrator that tells the story, but is not in the story is telling a story in which point of view?

A. Third Person Omniscient

Q. Why is the conflict an important element to a story?


A. It keeps readers engaged and interested in the story.

Q. Something that adds meaning and emphasis to a passage without directly stating the meaning is what?

A. A symbol

Q. A symbol can be any number of things. What can they be?

A. Person, Place, Thing, Idea, Sound, Event, Picture, or an Object

Q. Describe a dynamic character.

A. A character that changes internally throughout the course of time.

Q. How can a character become a dynamic character if they would break their leg?

A. It is initially a physical change, but if the character becomes sad and frustrated because they can’t ski or snowboard for the winter then they become a dynamic character.

Q. Why is finding the theme of a story important?

A. It gives the story a deeper meaning and is easier to relate to.

Q. How can changing the setting dramatically change the story’s plot?

A. The setting is the place where the story takes place and the story can change if it was in a desert verse a rain forest. The characters would have to adapt in many different ways

Q. Making predictions while reading is part of being an active reader. When and how do you make predictions?

A. You make predictions during reading and making educated guesses about the future of the story. What do you guess will happen?