Elements of Fiction
The person who is telling the story is known as
What is a narrator?
A group of lines in a poem is known as
What is a stanza?
The people who perform are known as
What are actors?
Features like bold, print, footnotes, annotations, reference maps, graphs, pictures to support the reader’s understanding of the text.
What is text features?
The main character of the story is known as the
What is a protagonist?
The series of elements that make up a story (everything that happens in the story from beginning to end)
What is plot?
A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
The printed form of a play is known as
What is a script?
The message around which the writing is structured. It can be implied, but is often directly stated near the beginning.
What is a controlling idea?
THE AUTHOR IS WRITING WITH THE INTENT TO CHANGE THE READER'S MIND
What is persuade?
The main message of the story
What is theme?
What is a hyperbole?
The bracketed information that tells what the stage looks like and how the characters should move and speak.
What are stage directions?
The reason why the author is writing the text is known as
What is author's purpose?
Writing that is true and presents real facts
What is non-fiction?
The highest point of action or the turning point of the story is known as
What is the climax?
Language that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
The problem between two characters or forces is known as
What is conflict?
The author is writing to provide steps or directions
What is explain?
A NONFICTION TEXT PATTERN IN WHICH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN EVENT AND THE REASONS WHY THE EVENT OCCURRED
The author interrupts the plot to describe an action that happened in the past
What is a flashback?
An animal is given human-like qualities or an object is given life-like qualities.
What is personification?
A person who writes the play.
What is a playwright?
To whom the author is writing for
What is the author's audience?
THE POINT OF THE STORY THAT TIES UP ALL LOOSE ENDS
What is the resolution?