Story Elements
Author's Purpose
Poetry
Plot Diagram
Drama or Play
100

Fiction always includes this description of time and place.

What is setting?

100

The author's purpose for writing non-fiction could be to explain, describe, _________, or ________.

What is to pursuade or inform?

100

A group of lines in poetry, similar to a paragraph.

What is a stanza?

100

This means the same thing as conflict in a story.

What is the problem?

100

The name for the group of people in a play.

What is the cast of characters?

200

The point of view told by someone in the story.

What is first person?

200

The author's purpose of a non-fiction text can never be to_____________.

What is entertain?

200

A group of words, they go from the left to the right and may or may not have punctuation at the end.

What is a line?

200

The resolution of a story is also called the _______.

What is conclusion?

200

These are the words that tell what the characters should be doing while on stage. These words are usually in (parenthesis).

What is stage directions?

300

These are based on the actions and words of the characters.

What are character traits?

300

The author's purpose of an advertisement about the best features of an ipad that includes words like you should and best.

What is to pursuade?

300

Poetry that does not rhyme.

What is free verse?

300

The climax of a story happens during this part of the story. (beginning, middle, or end)?

What is the middle?

300

This gives details about the time and place that the story took place.

What is the setting?

400

Authors sometimes includes this hidden message or lesson in their stories.

What is a theme?

400

The author's purpose for writing fiction.

What is to entertain?

400

True or False. Poetry can tell a story.

What is true?

400

A part of the story that catches the reader's attention.

What is the hook?

400

Lines that are spoken between two or more characters.

What is dialogue?

500

The point of view when he, she, it, or they is primarily used?

What is third person?

500

This is the author's purpose of a newspaper article about the dangers of playing video games all day is _______________.

What is to inform?

500

When a line of a poem ends without punctuation and another starts on the next line.

What is a line break?

500

The plot of a story consists of the ____________, __________, and ___________.

What is the beginning, middle, and end?

500

The person who carries the story along.

What is the narrator?

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