Text Structure
Literary Terms
Figurative Language
Story Elements
100
The word that explains what the paragraph is going to be about.
What is a subheading.
100
When the story is being summed up.
What is summary.
100
A comparison between two words using like or as.
What is a simile.
100
The time and place of a story.
What is setting.
200
The word that describes someone's position or job.
What is a title.
200
The thing at the end of a word.
What is a suffix.
200
A comparison between two words not using like of as.
What is a metaphor.
200
The subject or topic of a talk or piece of writing.
What is theme.
300
The words that support the main idea.
What is a paragraph.
300
The thing at the beginning of a word.
What is a prefix.
300
A word or word elements from which other words are formed.
What is a root word.
300
What the characters or character learns from the problem.
What is resolution.
400
When the problem is starting to be fixed by the characters.
What is falling action.
400
The events leading up to the conclusion.
What is dialogue.
400
An exaggerated statement used as a figure of speech to make a strong effect.
What is hyperbole.
400
The thing that happens between two or more characters(positive or negative).
What is conflict.
500
When the characters in a story are starting to figure out the problem and how to solve it.
What is rising action.
500
The word or words that stand out from the text.
What is onomatopoeia.
500
A written or oral presentation of informative material.
What is an exposition.
500
The effects that the characters do to make the story more interesting.
What is drama.
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