Story Elements
The time and place where a story happens.
setting
A comparison using like or as.
simile
A group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph).
stanza
A smart guess based on clues in the text.
inference
The main message or life lesson of the story.
theme
The problem or struggle in the story.
conflict
A comparison where one thing is another.
metaphor
Words that end in the same sound (like “cat” and “hat”).
rhyme
The feeling a word gives (like “giggle” sounds fun).
connotation
A short version of a story with no opinions.
objective summary
A character who changes or has mixed feelings.
complex character
Giving human traits to things that aren't human.
personification
Repeating the same beginning sound (like "big blue balloon").
alliteration
A word that has more than one meaning, like “leaves.”
multiple-meaning
When a story hints at something that will happen later.
foreshadowing
The order of events in a story (beginning to end).
plot
An over-the-top exaggeration.
hyperbole
The pattern of rhyming in a poem (like ABAB).
rhyme scheme
The author’s attitude, like serious or funny.
tone
A story inside another story.
frame narrative
The person telling the story (like 1st or 3rd person).
poiny of view
A saying that doesn’t mean exactly what it says (ex: "break a leg").
idiom
Poetry that doesn’t follow any rules, rhyme, or rhythm.
free verse
Using part of the text to prove your answer.
citing evidence
Writing that makes fun of something serious to make a point.
satire