Plot Elements
This is the part of the story where the characters, setting, and basic situation are introduced.
What is the exposition?
This is the struggle between opposing forces in a story.
What is conflict?
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This punctuation mark is used at the end of a declarative sentence.
What is a period?
This is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
What is a simile?
This element of plot includes the events that lead up to the climax.
What is rising action?
What is the climax in "The Lottery"?
What is when the reader finds out the winner of the lottery gets killed.
This part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is an adverb?
You use this punctuation mark to show strong emotion or excitement at the end of a sentence.
What is an exclamation point?
This literary device gives human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
This is the turning point of the story, often the most intense moment.
What is the climax?
Which POV is used in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
What is 2nd person POV?
This is the term for a word that joins two clauses or sentences, like 'and' or 'but'.
What is conjunction?
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list.
What is a comma?
This is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
The events that happen after the climax and lead to the resolution are called this.
What is falling action?
This is the underlying message or lesson of a short story.
What is theme?
This is the grammatical term for the form of a verb that shows when an action takes place (past, present, future).
What is tense?
This punctuation mark is used to show possession or to form contractions.
What is an apostrophe?
This is the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
This is the term for the conclusion of the story, where loose ends are tied up.
What is resolution?
Explain the difference between 3rd person limited and 3rd person omniscient?
What is 3rd person limited is told by a narrator that only follows the main character, and 3rd person omniscient is told by an all-knowing narrator?
This is the term for a phrase that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
This punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related, without a conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
This is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
What is an allusion?