Story Elements
Grammar
Reading
Figurative Language
More Reading
100
A person or thing in a work of literature.
Character
100
A part of speech that describes a verb, ends in -ly
adverb
100
To give the main events of a story in the order in which they happen
Summarize
100
the actual meaning of the words
literal
100
a statement that can be proven
a fact
200
Where and when a story takes place.
setting
200
A sentence that is incomplete
Sentence fragment
200
The author's reason or purpose for writing the passage.
Author's purpose
200
to make a comparison using a linking word such as like, as,
similie
200
a statement that cannot be proven because it states a writer's belief
an opinion
300
The events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
plot
300
A word that is used to combine two simple sentences
Coordinating conjunction
300
to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text.
Inference
300
to make a comparison without a linking word.
a metaphor
300
the most important idea that the author is trying to say
the main idea
400
A lesson or message in a story
theme
400
Phrases that are used to show direction, location, or time
Prepositional phrases
400
The meanings of words and phrases and how they are used in the story.
Vocabulary
400
requires you to analyze the words and sometimes make comparisons
figurative language
400
The order in which a series of events happens.
Chronological Order (Sequence) of events
500
The perspective from which a story is told; could be first or third
point of view
500
Words that have the same meaning
synonyms
500
Stories about popular beliefs in different cultures.
Mythology
500
Sayings and expressions that have non-literal meanings; a piece of a cake
idioms
500
something that proves the truth of something else; to prove that the information is correct
evidence
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