Story Elements
The moral or lesson of a story
Theme
Using repeated letters or sounds
Alliteration
an action word
verb
A word that has a similar meaning as another word
synonym
The class is a bunch of clowns
metaphor
The problem in a story
Conflict
Comparing two things not using "like" or "as"
metaphor
a word that takes the place of a noun
pronoun
a word that is the opposite of another word
antonym
hyperbole
The series of events in a story or what the whole story is about
Plot
Extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
a type of noun that should be capitalized (names specific places, people or things)
proper noun
a type of story that is true
nonfiction or informational
The clouds cried when they saw the storm coming
personification
The most exciting part of a story (top of the plot diagram)
Climax
Using human characteristics to describe something that is not human
Personification
A connecting word that connects two sentences together
Where and when a story takes place
Setting
jumbo shrimp
oxymoron
The end of a story where all loose ends are tied up
Resolution
A figure of speech not meant to be taken literally
Idiom
What part of speech is the word Indian Trail Junior High School?
Proper Noun
When the author hints at something that may happen in the future
foreshadowing
The girls are two peas in a pod.
Idiom