Story Elements
Story Elements Continued
Figurative Language
Figurative Language Continued
Potpourri
100
main "good" character in the story
What is the protagonist
100
the main "bad" character
What is the antagonist
100
comparing two things using like, as, or than
What is a simile
100
Sound word
What is an onomatopoeia
100
This word means to speak or say
What is dic/dict
200
The problem of the story
What is the conflict
200
all the events that happen after the climax
What is the falling action
200
comparing two things NOT using like, as, or than
What is a metaphor.
200
Expecting one thing to happen but something else does.
What is irony
200
This word means rule/ruler
What is crac/crat
300
All of the events happening before the climax
What is rising action
300
how the problem is solved. This is what happens to the protagonist and antagonist at the end of the story
What is resolution
300
An extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole
300
Something that repeats to add emphasis
What is repetition
300
This is where a character fights against weather, animals, or landforms.
What is character vs. nature
400
This is the most exciting part of a story
What is the climax
400
the life lesson. This is what the author wants you to learn.
What is theme
400
a reference to something else
What is an allusion
400
a description that makes you imagine something.
What is imagery
400
This is where a character fights agaist a feeling like hate, jealosy, nervousness, etc.
What is character vs. self
500
Where the characters and setting is introduced
What is exposition
500
Where and when the story takes place.
What is setting.
500
Two opposite words placed side by side
What is an oxymoron
500
giving human qualities to something that isn't alive.
What is personification.
500
This is where a character fights against a group of people like a gang, an angry mob, a sports team, etc.
What is character vs society.
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