LITERARY ELEMENTS
What is the setting of a story?
The time and place where a story occurs.
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.” What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What does the prefix un- usually mean?
Not or opposite of.
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
Answer: 26.
What is the main character of a story called?
The protagonist.
“The classroom was a zoo.” What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Identify the verb: The dog sprinted across the yard.
Sprint/sprinted.
What is a synonym?
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
What are the five traditional vowels?
Answer: A, E, I, O, U.
What is the character or force that opposes the protagonist?
The antagonist.
“The wind whispered through the trees.” What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
What is the subject of this sentence? The students finished their projects.
The students.
What is an antonym?
A word that has the opposite meaning.
What punctuation mark is used to show possession or form contractions?
Answer: An apostrophe.
What is the main problem or struggle in a story called?
Conflict
“I’ve told you a million times!” What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
What type of sentence is this? Close the door.
An imperative sentence.
If someone is described as reluctant, are they eager to do something or hesitant to do it?
Hesitant
What is the difference between there, their, and they’re?
There refers to a place, their shows possession, and they’re means “they are.”
What part of the plot usually contains the turning point or most intense moment?
The climax.
What type of figurative language uses words that imitate sounds, such as buzz, boom, or crash?
Onomatopoeia
What is wrong with this sentence? Me and Sarah went to the store. What is wrong with this sentence? Me and Sarah went to the store.
It should be “Sarah and I went to the store.”
Using context clues, what does diminish most likely mean?
“As the storm moved away, the heavy rain began to diminish.”
To decrease or become less.
What is the difference between a theme and a topic?
A topic is what a text is about; a theme is the message or lesson the text communicates about that topic.