Literary
Elements
Elements
What is the main idea of the story?
What the story is mostly about
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
What is the setting of the story?
When and where the story takes place
What is a synonym?
A word that means the same or nearly the same
Miss S's favorite Major League Baseball team is the New York Yankees (BOOOOOOOO). What is my favorite?
The New York Mets
What is the theme of a story?
The message or universal lesson (moral) of the story
What is a metaphor?
A comparison without using like or as
What is a point of view?
The perspective from which the story is told
What is an antonym?
A word that means the opposite
I have been coaching here for BNL for 8 years. What sport do I coach?
Varsity Baseball
What is a protagonist of a story?
The main character in the story---often can be the hero or good guy
What is personification?
Giving human qualities and characteristics to non-human things
What does inference mean?
A conclusion based on the evidence from the text and reasoning
What type of sentence asks a question?
Interrogative Sentence
How old are my 2 daughters, Amelia and Quinn?
They are 15 and 11
What is the antagonist of a story?
The character or force that opposes the main character---often is the villain or bad guy
"The classroom was a zoo." What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
What is the mood of the story?
The feeling the reader gets from the story
What is a conjunction?
A word that connects words and phrases
EX: and, but, or
I know a lot of you are not huge fans of ELA. What was my least favorite subject in school?
I did not like ELA
What are the 5 points of a plot?
The five points of a plot, like a story mountain, are the exposition (beginning), rising action (exciting build-up), climax (most exciting part), falling action (winding down), and resolution (end). These parts introduce characters and setting, build suspense, solve the main problem, tie up loose ends, and conclude the story.
What is alliteration?
The repetition of the same beginning sounds in works
EX: Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
What is the tone of a story?
The author's attitude towards the subject
What are 5 parts of speech?
Noun, Pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb
Notre Dame is one of the best colleges in all the land. What is the city and state of the University of Notre Dame?
South Bend, Indiana