Elements (definitions)
the sequence of events that develops a story
What is Plot?
a figurative comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated
What is Metaphor?
Yesterday, I must have had 1,000 cups of coffee.
What is Hyperbole?
Is this a simple or a compound sentence?
I woke up late for school, so I missed the bus.
What is a compound sentence?
Find the adjective in the sentence:
The singer has extraordinary talent.
What is extraordinary?
the time and place in which a story happens
What is Setting?
repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds
What is Alliteration?
What is Simile?
What is an adjective?
Timmy anxiously waited for his father to come home from work so he could tell him about his award.
Which work is the adverb?
What is anxiously?
may be internal or external
What is Conflict?
the use of words or images to represent specific concepts, people, objects, or events
What is Symbolism?
Laughter is the best medicine.
What is Metaphor?
Combine into one sentence:
I love to read. I don't like writing essays.
I love to read, but I don't like writing essays.
Her straight hair is beautiful when it is flowing in the wind.
Which word is the adjective?
What is straight?
the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader
What is Mood?
a narrative device in which hints or warnings are given to suggest later events in the story
What is Foreshadowing?
a wedding ring
What is Symbolism?
The group of students (study / studies) language.
What is studies?
Angelique came to visit from France.
Which word is the preposition?
What is from?
the writer's attitude toward the subject, audience, or character
What is Tone?
a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality
What is Irony?
The waves sang a beautiful song across the shore.
What is Personification?
a term used for a specific person, place, or thing (spelled with initial capital letters)
What is a Proper Noun?
I enjoy drinking warm hot chocolate with marshmallows on a cold winter day.
Is this a simple or compound sentence?
What is a simple sentence?