Who they are and what they say...
Elements of a Story
Figuratively speaking…
For example...
All about the conflict!
100
The conversation among characters in any kind of narrative, story, or play.
What is dialogue?
100
This is an author's attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
100
Bing! Bam! Pow!
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Brooke burnt the brownies she baked for the boys on the baseball team.
What is alliteration?
100
Internal conflict and __________________ conflict are the two general types of conflict in a story.
What is external?
200
The character who opposes the main character in a work of fiction.
Who is the antagonist?
200
This is the feeling or emotion that a literary work conveys to readers.
What is mood?
200
I'm so tired I could sleep for a week!
What is hyperbole?
200
What did the scrambled egg say to the toast? You crack me up!
What is a pun? (or) What is personification?
200
I was up all night debating if I should tell my best friend I had lied to her - this example shows this kind of conflict.
What is man versus self?
300
In this perspective, I am a character in the story & I tell it using words like "I" and "me".
What is first-person point of view?
300
This is the central message of a story that readers can apply to life.
What is the theme?
300
"They crossed another yard, where hulks of obsolete machinery crouched, bleeding rust into their blankets of snow."
What is personification?
300
"It went zip when it moved and bop when it stopped, And whirr when it stood still. I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will."
What is onomatopoeia?
300
The captain struggled to keep the ship on course as huge waves slammed into the ship during the storm.
What is man versus nature?
400
In this perspective, I am not a character in the story, but I tell all the action and can read all of the character's thoughts.
What is third-person omniscient point of view?
400
The use of clues by the author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
400
"Memory is a crazy woman that hoards colored rags and throws away food."
What is metaphor?
400
This is what happens when a traffic cop has his driver's license suspended for too many unpaid parking tickets.
What is irony?
400
There were only 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and Ashbrook was down by 3 points. One touchdown and they would defeat Hunter Huss. The team moved into position and glared at the opponents across the line of scrimmage. This scenario shows this type of conflict.
What is man vs. man?
500
In this perspective, I am not a character in the story and I narrate all the action but I can read only one character's thoughts.
What is third-person limited point of view?
500
This is when a story jumps back to past events, often using a character's memory.
What is flashback?
500
"Parting is such sweet sorrow."
What is oxymoron? (or) What is alliteration?
500
"The girl had a single weakness: diamonds. The glittery rock was her Achilles' heel."
What is allusion?
500
Guy Montag is a fireman who burns books in a futuristic American city. In Montag’s world, firemen start fires rather than putting them out. The people in this world do not read books, enjoy nature, spend time by themselves, think independently, or have meaningful conversations. However, Montag begins to ponder the value of books and begins to secretly read them. This conflict is illustrated here.
What is man vs. society?
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