Parts of Speech
A person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
The main character of a story
What is the protagonist?
Two word term for using words to mean something other than their literal meaning
What is figurative language?
The person telling the story
Who is the narrator?
This is a story about someone's life
What is a biography?
A word that describes.
What is an adjective?
The character who opposes the main character
What is the antagonist?
Saying "He's a fish" about someone who is good at swimming is an example of this
What is a metaphor?
This point of view refers to when the main character in a story is the one telling the story; it uses "I."
What is first person point of view?
This word describes made-up stories
What is fiction?
An action word
What is a verb?
The name for the path a story takes
What is the arc/narrative arc/story arc?
Saying "She's like a tornado" about someone with a lot of energy is an example of this
What is a simile?
This is how an author creates a convincing fictional character (hint: it has the word "character" in it)
What is characterization?
This kind of writing involves elements like rhyme, repetition, and figurative language
What is poetry?
The person or thing doing the action in a sentence
What is the subject?
The part of the story where the action reaches its peak
This helps the reader imagine the scene by providing details
What is description?
This covers only the important details and/or events of a story or text
What is a summary?
This is when an author tells their own life story
What is autobiography?
The person or thing the action is being done to in a sentence
What is the object?
The beginning of a story, during which we get basic information about the characters and setting
What is exposition?
This kind of language helps readers to see, hear, smell, taste and/or feel what is happening in a scene
What is sensory language?
This is the message or lesson of a story
What is theme?
This describes writing that is about real people and real events
What is nonfiction?