Elements of a Story
Events that happen in a story
PLOT
What is a simile?
A comparison between 2 or more things USING 'like' or 'as'
We make a logical guess based on evidence from the text.
INFERENCE
Stories about factual things that happened in real life.
Non-fiction
Name the opposite term to Tone, which has to do with the way the narrator feels about events.
MOOD: Reader's emotions
The main problem(s) that is highlighted in a story.
CONFLICT
What is a stanza?
Verses in a poem
When you are to read a story and relate it to your personal life.
Connection
Science Fiction
What 'term' is opposite to protagonist, or the main character in the story that is usually the 'good' guy/girl.
Antagonist: The character that opposes the protagonist.
The highest or turning point in a story
CLIMAX
An example of onomatopoeia
BOOM BOOM POW SWOOSH BANG
You must show proof from the text to support your answer
Cite evidence
Examples of this genre is free verse, haiku, sonnet, acrostic
POETRY
In characterization, what the opposite of a flat character?
Round character: Who evolves in a the story
The beginning of a story where the main character, setting, and conflict is being introduced
EXPOSITION
What is personification? DO NOT GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE!
Using human characteristics on non-living things.
When reading, you are to highlight, take notes, write down questions and comments on the side margins
Annotate
Stories usually start with 'Once Upon a Time' about imaginary being and magical lands.
Fairy Tale
Opposite to 'metaphor'
SIMILE
The French word that also means the falling action or events in the story that happen after the climax
Denouement
Example of Alliteration
My mom made me mash my M&Ms
What does SOAPSTone stand for?
Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone
Stories that has to do with finding clues to a crime. Eg: Sherlock Holmes
MYSTERY
Foreshadowing means to provide hints of what's going to happen in the future of the story. What's the opposite term?
Flashback!