Story Elements
The people in the story are called the ____.
What are character?
“Maria was exhausted after running the race.”
What does exhausted mean?
What is very tired?
A word that names a person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
What is the name of the main character in Hatchet?
Who is Brian?
“She was as fast as a cheetah.”
This is an example of a _____.
What is a simile?
The place and time of a story is called the _____.
What is the setting?
“The tiny ant was minuscule compared to the dog.”
What does minuscule mean?
What is very small?
A word that shows action.
What is a verb?
What item does Brian have that helps him survive?
What is the hatchet?
“The classroom was a zoo.”
This is an example of a _____.
What is a metaphor?
The main problem in a story is called the _____.
What is the conflict/problem?
“The teacher was furious, or extremely angry, about the loud talking.”
What does furious mean?
What is very angry?
What part of speech is the word beautiful?
What is an adjective?
Where does Brian crash the plane?
What is the wilderness/forest in Canada?
“It’s raining cats and dogs.”
This phrase is called a _____.
What is an idiom?
When the problem gets solved, it is called the _____.
What is the resolution?
“The desert was arid. Hardly any rain ever fell there.”
What does arid mean?
What is dry?
What part of speech is the word quickly?
What is an adverb?
What animal attacks Brian while he is sleeping?
What is a porcupine?
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
This is an example of _____.
What is personification?
Brian surviving alone in the wilderness is an example of this story element.
What is the conflict/problem?
“After losing the game, the team felt gloomy instead of cheerful.”
What does gloomy mean?
What is sad?
Find the verb in this sentence:
“The puppy barked loudly at the mailman.”
What is barked?
What theme is shown when Brian keeps trying even when life is difficult?
What is perseverance/never giving up?
Name the figurative language:
“Boom! Crash! Bang!”
What is onomatopoeia?