Plot Elements
The when and where a story takes place.
The setting.
The message or lesson in a story.
The theme.
She is a busy as a bee.
What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
When evidence is stated clearly and directly, it is what type of evidence?
Explicit
Facts and/or information presented as support for a claim.
Evidence
The problem in a story.
The conflict.
When a narrator uses "I, me," it is written in this perspective.
First-person perspective.
She has a heart of stone.
What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
A conclusion drawn from what you read and what you know.
Inference
Claim
The conclusion of a story.
The resolution.
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is a made-up story and nonfiction is based on true/factual information.
I have told you to close the door a million times.
What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
What is an objective summary?
Compare and contrast
The part of the plot that comes after the most exciting part of the story.
The falling action.
What is text evidence?
Evidence you pull directly from the passage to support your answer.
The stars were dancing in the night sky.
What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
A poetry paragraph
Stanza
Charts, photographs, headings, subheadings, charts, tables found in a text are examples of...
Text features
The part of the plot that introduces the setting, characters, and conflict.
The feelings associated with words.
Connotation
I had a frog in my throat.
What type of figurative language is this?
Idiom
A detailed examination of a subject or text.
Analysis
The attitude an author takes toward a subject or topic in a text.
Tone