Story Elements
Literary Devices
Grammar
Words
Reading/Writing
100

The events of a story.

What is plot?

100
The comparison of one thing to another that does not use the terms “like” or “as"
What is a metaphor?
100

This is used to create a natural pause, or break in a sentence.

What is a comma?

100
dis, mis, un, uni, tri, sub, semi, re, pre, non, multi
What is a prefix?
100

When a reader does not know the meaning of an isolated word, he can use his knowledge of these to get 'in the ballpark."

What are "prefixes, roots, and suffixes."

200
The time and place of a story
What is setting?
200

Identify the type of figurative language: "When we heard that there was an earthquake in California, we offered the citizens a hand immediately."

What is metaphor?

200

You can fix this problem with a period & capital letter, a comma & conjunction, or a semicolon.

A run-on sentence.

200
People, places, things, or ideas
What is a noun?
200
What the story or paragraph is mostly about.
What is main idea?
300
An idea leading to the moral of the story
What is the theme?
300

Identify the figurative language: "One bird can't make tango, but toucan."

What is pun?

300

An complete sentence is called an...

What is an independent clause?

300
The base word without prefixes or suffixes
What is a root word?
300
a conclusion or opinion that is formed using known facts, and details of a story
What is inference?
400

The words “I/me/we/us” are used in what POV?

What is first person POV.
400
An excessive overstatement or exaggeration of fact
What is hyperbole?
400

What is a conjunction? Name 3. (Think FANBOYS)

What are words that join clauses. FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO.
400

A word used to modify/describe an action.

What is a adverb?

400

Each body paragraph should follow this order.

What is TEXAS format. Topic - Explain - eXample - Analysis - Summary.
500

Name the sections of a plot diagram, or "story mountain"

What are: Beginning/Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

500
The use of human characteristics to describe animals, things, or ideas
What is personification?
500

What kind of clause is an incomplete sentence called?

What is a dependent clause?

500
able, aholic, ant, cide, dom, ed, er
What is a suffix?
500

Name what all the letters of ANSWER stand for.

What are Analyze/Annotate, Notes, Select, Write, Edit, and Revise.

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