Story Elements
What are the people and/or animals in stories called?
Characteristics
Rihanna shines bright like a diamond is an example of what?
a. metaphor
b. alliteration
c. simile
c. simile
What country did Halloween begin?
Ireland
The criminal evaded the police by walking in the other direction.
to avoid
What does this mean?.....
It's raining cats and dogs.
Its raining heavy.
What is the name of where the story takes place?
Setting
Barbie bounces balls on the beach is an example of what?
a. hyperbole
b. alliteration
c. onomatopoeia
b. alliteration
What is the name of the people from Ireland called that celebrated Samhain (sow in) festival?
Celts
The girl's cuticles were bleeding because she picked at them. What does cuticle mean?
skin around the nails and toenails
What does a pumpkin become when you carve it?
Jack-O-Lantern
What is another name for the conflict in the story?
the problem
Creak! Creak! went the stairs as she climbed up them. What is this an example of?
onomatopoeia
Why did the Celts wear costumes/masks?
to scare and/or confuse the spirits
I felt my ire rise when the dog ate my homework.
What does ire mean?
anger
The chair screamed when the girl sat on it.
What figurative language is this sentence an example of?
Personification
What happens after there is a problem in the story? There is usually a ____________.
solution
It's raining cats and dogs is an example of what?
Idiom
What 3 roots/vegetables did the Celts use to carve faces into?
potatoes, beets, turnips
The girl's callous remarks about my outfit made me cry.
What is definition of callous?
mean; unkind
Cheerleaders tend to have vibrant personalities.
What does vibrant mean?
lively
What are the main sequencing of events of a story called?
Plot
I'm so hungry, I can eat a horse is an example of what?
Hyperbole
What did people put out on their doorsteps to please the spirits?
bowls of milk and fruit
Meg and Charlie were allies until Charlie spread rumors about Meg. Then they were enemies.
What does allies mean?
friends
What is the name of the Mexican female artist that got into a bus accident, married Diego Rivera and began painting from her hospital bed?
Frida Kahlo