STORY ELEMENTS
What is the setting of a story?
The time and place where the story happens.
What is a simile?
A comparison using 'like' 'than' or 'as'. for example: "As busy as a bee" "cool as a cucumber" "he ran like the wind" "he was taller than a giraffe"
What is a heading?
A title for a section of text.
What is realistic fiction?
A story that could happen in real life.
What is summarizing?
Telling the main points of a text in a shorter way.
What is the plot?
The sequence of events in a story.
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'. For example: "My mom has a heart of gold" "My hands were icicles because of the cold weather"
What is a caption?
A short description under an image.
What is fantasy?
A story with magical elements.
What is predicting?
Using clues to guess what will happen next.
Who are the characters?
The people, animals, or creatures in a story.
What is personification?
Giving human traits to non-human things.
What is a glossary?
A section in the back of a book that defines words.
What is historical fiction?
A story set in the past based on real events.
What is visualizing?
Creating mental images while reading.
What is the theme?
The central message or lesson of a story.
What is alliteration?
The repetition of beginning sounds in words.
What is an index?
An alphabetical list of topics and page numbers.
What is a biography?
A book about a real person’s life.
What is questioning?
Asking questions about the text while reading.
What is the climax?
The most exciting or important part of the story.
What is hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration for effect.
What is a diagram?
A labeled picture that explains something in a text.
What is poetry?
A type of writing that uses rhythm, rhyme, and emotion.
What is making inferences?
Using clues from the text to figure out something not directly stated.