Elements of Plot 11. Exposition

12. Rising Action

13. Climax

14. Falling Action

15. Resolution

A. All of the action which follows the climax.

B. The turning point; the most intense moment

C. The start of the story, the situation before the action starts.

D. The conclusion; the tying together of all the threads

E. The series of conflicts and crisis in the story that led to the climax.

Define the following word using the meaning of the suffix. use your dictionary if you are uncertain of the definition. argument a. full of disagreement b. act of disagreement c. state of disagreement d. quality of disagreement

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a.metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above

1. what is the best example of the use of rhyme? a. the beat of drum b. fresh green grass c. a wild little child d. the kindness of strangers 2. which of the following is always true about a haiku? a. it has one three-line stanza b.it has a specific rhyme scheme of abab c. it uses alliteration d. it expresses thoughts or feelings of a single speaker 3. what is the best example a simile? a. marty’s shout rattled the windows b.her voice was clear as a bell c. he is a bear in the morning d.the blossoms in the garden nodded