Plot Diagram
This usually occurs at the beginning of a short story. Here the characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting of the story. Most importantly, we are introduced to the main conflict (main problem).
Exposition
What is a hint or indirect reference to someone/something?
Allusion
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is an example of what?
Proverb
What is a proper noun for school?
Mt. Sinai Middle School
Comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
Simile
This part of the story begins to develop the conflict(s). A building of interest or suspense occurs
Rising Action
A saying that seems to be nonsense; it means something other than what it says
Idiom
"The cat's out of the bag" is an example of what?
Idiom
Find the common and proper noun:
The girl walked to Target to buy candy.
Common: Girl
Proper: Target
A word formed from the sound it makes
Onomatopoeia
The story comes to a reasonable ending (solution may be solved)
Resolution
What is a Proverb?
A general saying that can be applied to various situations to teach a lesson.
The sun was shining brightly
Subject: The sun
Predicate: Was shining brightly
Find the adjective:
The woman worked really hard on the beautiful garden.
Beautiful
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of
Falling Action
What is the indirect object?
Our parents gave us ten dollars each for the carnival.
Us
The man and his wife were working in their garden.
Subject- The man and his wife
Predicate- were working in their garden
Give an example of a linking or state of being verb
am, was, is, were, are, seems, has become, have been
Giving human traits to non-living objects
Personification
This is the turning point of the story. Usually the main character comes face to face with a conflict. The main character will change in some way.
Climax
What is the Intransitive verb?
The children laughed heartily.
Laughed
The dogs were barking loudly.
Subject- The dogs
Predicate- Were barking loudly
What is the adverb?
The mouse moved swiftly across the floor.
Swiftly
Comparison of 2 unlike things without using like or as
Metaphor