Story Elements
Plot Diagram
Figurative Language
Parts of Speech
Hodge Podge
100
The people or animals that take part in the action that shapes the story
What is characters
100
The main problem that drives the action, and events, of the story
What is conflict
100
Her eyes shine as bright as the sun.
What is simile
100
The DOG ran as fast as it could to get away from the man with the leash.
What is noun
100
A story that is not true
What is fiction
200
The place and time where the story occurs
What is setting
200
The point in the plot diagram where the biggest/most important action/event occurs
What is climax
200
He was a lion, ready to attack his prey.
What is metaphor
200
The herd of cows WALKED toward the pasture to graze.
What is verb
200
The person who is telling the story
What is narrator
300
The main problem causing the action in the story to occur
What is conflict
300
The actions, or events, that occur leading up to the most important action or event
What is rising action
300
She sells seashells by the seashore
What is alliteration
300
She wore her most EXPENSIVE jewelry to the ball that night.
What is adjective
300
This punctuation mark goes around dialogue in a story.
What is quotation marks
400
The overall meaning/message of the story
What is theme
400
The actions, or events, that occur after the most important action, or event, occurs but before the story is completely over
What is falling action
400
BANG!!!! BOOM!!!
What is onomatopoeia
400
He QUIETLY tiptoed back to his room, hoping his parents didn't notice he'd gotten up.
What is adverb
400
The group of lines in a poem
What is stanza
500
The series of events that happen in a story
What is plot
500
The step in the plot diagram where you meet the characters, identify the setting, and usually learn what the conflict is
What is Introduction or Exposition
500
My stack of missing assignments was ten feet tall.
What is hyperbole
500
She IS the most amazing person I've ever known.
What is verb
500
SHE ate the whole cookie by herself. (The part of speech)
What is pronoun
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