Literary Elements
What is the main idea of a story?
The primary point or message that the author wants to convey.
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is the antonym for "noisy"?
Silent.
What is a summary?
A brief statement of the main points of a text.
What is a topic sentence?
A sentence that summarizes the main idea of a paragraph.
What is a character's conflict?
The struggle between opposing forces in a story.
What is a verb?
A word that describes an action or state of being.
What is the antonym for "happy"?
Unhappy.
What is an inference?
A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.
What is a paragraph?
A group of related sentences that discuss a single main idea.
What is the setting of a story?
The time and place where the story occurs.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
What is a synonym for "happy"?
Joyful.
What is a main character?
The primary person around whom the story revolves.
What is a conclusion?
The final part of a piece of writing that summarizes the main points.
What are the elements of a plot?
The sequence of events in a story, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is an adverb?
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is an antonym for "difficult"?
Easy.
What is a theme?
The central topic or idea explored in a text.
What is a draft?
A preliminary version of a piece of writing.
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one is the other.
What is a conjunction?
A word that connects clauses or sentences (e.g., and, but, or).
What is the synonym for "gigantic"?
Enormous.
What is reading between the lines?
Understanding the deeper meaning or implications of a text.
What is editing?
The process of reviewing and correcting a piece of writing.