OSSLT - Ontario Secondary School Literacy Understanding Narrative Texts Flashcards
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What is the term for the sequence of events that make up a story?
Answer: Plot
Plot refers to the series of events that unfold in a narrative, from the introduction through the resolution.
Which story element describes the time and place in which the action occurs?
Answer: Setting
Setting encompasses both the time period and geographic location where a story takes place.
What is the perspective from which a narrator tells a story called?
Answer: Point of view
Point of view determines who is narrating the story and how much the narrator knows about the characters and events.
What is the highest point of tension or turning point in a narrative called?
Answer: Climax
The climax is the most intense moment in the story where the central conflict reaches its peak.
A character who undergoes significant internal change over the course of a story is called a _____ character.
Answer: Dynamic
A dynamic character evolves in personality, beliefs, or values as a result of the story's events.
Which literary device gives human characteristics to non-human objects or ideas?
Answer: Personification
Personification attributes human traits, emotions, or actions to animals, objects, or abstract concepts.