Story Elements
These are the people in the story, including the protagonist
Who are characters
This is the tense that is used for an action that is completely finished
"She was busy as a bee" is an example of this
what is a simile
This is the biggest moment in the story
What is the climax
This is the name for the final paragraph in an essay, where you restate and wrap up your thoughts
What is the conclusion
This is the problem of the story
What is the conflict
This 3 letter ending belongs at the end of verbs to make them past progressive, or present progressive
What is -ing
"The old staircase moaned under the weight of the man," is an example of this figurative speech
What is personification
"Little red riding hood saved her grandma from the big bad wolf and they lived happily ever after" is an example of which stage of a plot diagram
What is the Resolution
Before you answer a reading response question, you should always do this.
What is Restate the question
Love, friendship, grief, and fear are common types of these
What are themes
Choose the correct verb to make this sentence future tense: "We __________ go to the library tonight to study."
What is will
What is hyperbole
This is where the setting is revealed, and the main characters
What is the Exposition
This is the what the first letter stands for in a PEEL.
What is the Point.
The name given to the bad guy in the story
Who is the antagonist
This tenses describes an action that started in the past, and is happening right now (She is washing the dishes.)
"On the first day of school, we played a game to break the ice." Break the ice most likely means
What is "help people get more comfortable or start talking"
This is the moment that kickstarts the story, or "the climb" up the mountain.
What is the conflict
This is the point of your response/essay where you state why your example or evidence is meaningful.
What is the Explanation
Stories told that use I, we, or you pronouns
This is a thought that cannot stand on it's own because it lacks a main idea
What is a dependent clause
This is the name for language that is the opposite of figurative, meaning it should be understood as it is said.
What is literal
This is the name given to the pyramid, named after the German writer who created it
What is Freytag's Pyramid
This is the word given for when you quickly retell the highlights of a story
What is summarize.