Short story elements
What is setting?
Setting is WHEN and WHERE the story takes place
What is a stanza?
A grouped set of lines within a poem.
What are context clues?
Hints in the text that help readers determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Which is a fact?
A. Pizza is the best food.
B. Water freezes at 0°C.
Water freezes at 0°C.
What is theme?
The big lesson or message the author wants the readers to learn from the story.
What are characters? Provide an example
Characters are the person, animal or creatures in a story.
What is a simile?
A comparison between two like things that uses like or as.
What is the main idea?
The most important point or message of a text.
Which is an opinion?
A. Summer is better than winter.
B. Canada has ten provinces.
Summer is better than winter.
"The backpack weighed a thousand pounds."
What poetic device is being used?
Hyperbole
Name the 5 plot elements of a story
1. Exposition / Introdution
2. Rising action
3. Climax
4. Falling action
5. Resolution
"The wind whispered secrets through the trees."
What poetic device is being used?
Personification
"The volcano erupted suddenly, sending ash high into the sky and forcing nearby towns to evacuate."
Part A: What is the author’s purpose?
Part B: What does “author’s purpose” mean?
Answer:
"Basketball is the most exciting sport to watch."
Is this a fact or opinion?
Opinion
"Sally sold seashells by the seashore."
What poetic device is being used?
Alliteration
"The old bridge creaked loudly beneath the truck's weight. Several boards looked cracked and worn."
Which literary element is the author most likely using?
Foreshadowing
"The fireworks exploded with a BOOM!"
What poetic device is being used?
Onomatopoeia
First, Liam gathered his ingredients. Next, he mixed everything together. Finally, he baked the cookies."
What reading skill is being used to understand the order of events?
Sequence of events
"The novel contains 250 pages."
Is this a fact or opinion?
Fact
"Everyone in the audience expected the hero to win. Instead, the villain saved the town."
What literary element is being used?
Irony
"As Maya opened the door, she remembered the day her grandfather taught her how to fish at the lake ten years earlier."
What literary element is being used?
Flashback
"The sun was a golden coin
Dropped into the ocean's hand."
What poetic device is being used?
Metaphor
"Dark clouds covered the sky. The wind picked up, and people hurried indoors carrying umbrellas."
What conclusion can you make?
It is likely going to rain or a storm is approaching.
"The movie earned $500 million worldwide. It is clearly the greatest movie ever made."
Which part is fact and which part is opinion?
"Jacob walked slowly toward the abandoned house. Every floorboard creaked. A strange shadow appeared in the upstairs window."
What mood is created in this passage?
Suspenseful/ eerie