Elements of Fiction
Literary Elements
Nonfiction Text Features/Structure
Miscellaneous
100
The where and when (or place and time) of a story.
What is setting?
100
She was as busy as a bee.
What is a simile?
100
The words that explain what a picture shows.
What is the caption?
100
A type of fiction that is based on historical facts. Name the type and give an example.
What is historical fiction? Answers vary.
200
The problem of a story.
What is conflict?
200
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is a personification?
200
The part of a nonfiction book that defines words.
What is a glossary?
200
The type of writing which convinces the reader to agree with your point of view (opinion).
What is persuasive writing?
300
The sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
300
A comparison NOT using like or as?
What is a metaphor?
300
The title of an article.
What is the heading?
300

person who writes poems

What is a poet

400
The lesson (main message) given in a story.
What is theme?
400
Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
What is alliteration?
400
Author's purpose to tell you how things are the same and how things are different?
What is compare/contrast?
400
The three main author's purposes.
What is to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?
500
What makes up a character's personality?
What are character traits?
500
What are the kinds of comparisons that add layers to the meaning of the poem or story called?
Figurative Language
500
Text is written in an order or timeline format.
What is chronological order?
500
the prefix auto means

What is self?

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