Story Elements
The location and time of a story
What is the setting?
Name 4 words that have the suffix -ful
some examples:
successful
regretful
thankful
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
This sentence type only has one independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
Where is the possessive pronoun in this sentence?
Mom, where is your magic hat?
What is your?
What is this called?
"The ball crawled its way down the lane to hit the pins."
What is Personification?
To make your composition better by adding vivid, interesting words, taking out any repetitive sentences, and checking that the spelling and punctuation are correct.
What is revising and editing?
A comparison that does NOT use like or as.
What is a metaphor?
This sentence type joins two similar sentences with a comma and a conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
List nonfiction text structures.
What are:
-cause & effect, compare & contrast, sequence, problem & solution, description
The short version of a story that includes important details.
What is the summary?
The part of a sentence that tells you what the subject (noun) is doing.
What is the verb?
The following is an example of what type of figurative language?
"Susie sells seashells by the seashore."
What is alliteration?
This sentence type joins an independent clause with a dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
The moral or lesson of a story.
What is the theme?
The terms used to describe the differences and similarities in characters.
What is compare and contrast?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
The following is an example of what type of figurative language?
"Boom!"
What is onomatopoeia?
This part of speech modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective?
When the story is told with the pronouns "I" and "me," is is this point of view.
What is 1st person point of view?
A paragraph in a poem.
What is a stanza?
What does "Cost an arm and a leg" mean here?
I wanted a fancy bike, but it would cost me an arm and a leg to get it.
What is costs a lot of money?
The following is an example of what type of figurative language?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
What is hyperbole?
The reason someone writes a story, article, or poem.
What is author's purpose?
This closes or ends a story.
What is the conclusion?