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The problem of the story 

The conflict

100

A man is fighting another man.

What type of conflict is this. 

Character vs. character

100

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

This sentence is a:

Hyperbole

100

Author uses humor, suspense, or exciting language

To entertain

100

A struggle within the mind of a character

Internal conflict.

200

Where and when the story takes place

The setting

200

A contrast or contradiction between appearance and reality, between what was expected and what actually happened, or between meaning and intention.

Irony

200

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Alliteration

200

Author provides personal comments about the meaning of an experience

To reflect

200

The main character is the 

Protagonist

300

People animals, or other creatures that play a role in the story.

Characters

300

Something that you can prove. It actually exists.

FACT

300

The use of a word that sounds like what it means

Onomatopoeia 

300

A man has to survive the dangers of the forest.

Character vs. ?

Nature

300

The character or force that is in conflict with the protagonist

Antagonist

400

The way the story develops.

The Plot
400

Uses like or as to compare two different things

Simile

400

a word that describes a verb

Adverb

400

a struggle between two characters or between a character and an outside force

external conflict

400

The beginning of the story characters and setting are introduced

Exposition

500

Author includes facts, statistics, and details

To inform

500

I love watching the flowers dance to the music in the wind. 

This sentence is a form of:

Personification

500

A word that takes the place of a noun

Pronoun

500

The man is hated by his neighborhood.

Character vs. ?

Society

500

Use of clues to hint at an vent that will occur later in the narrative

Foreshadowing

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