Story Vocabulary
Plot Structure
Theme/Character Traits
Literary Devices/Story Devices
Bonus
100
the chain of events that make up a story
What is plot?
100

each paragraph in your story is referred to as a?

What is a scence?

100
The truth or central idea a story reveals about life
What is theme?
100
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
What is simile?
100

True or False: realistic fiction is fake

True

200

The people or animal in the story.

What is character?

200
events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution; conflicts begin moving towards resolution
What is falling action?
200

the characteristics of a person

What are character traits?

200
a comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is an object or thing
What is metaphor?
200

Can mermaids be part of realistic fiction

No

300
the time and place of a story
What is setting?
300
the most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist; usually the turning point.
What is the climax?
300

Red hair, tall, skinny are?

External character traits

300

bam, aaargh, boom

What is onomatopoeia?

300

True or false: events in realistic fiction can really happen

True

400

the exciting part usually in the middle of your story

What is climax?

400
the end of the story; loose ends of the plot are tied up; conflicts are resolved
What is the resolution?
400
what are three character traits?
Answers vary.
400
hints or clues suggesting what may happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
400

Can there be a talking dog in your story?

No

500

conversation between characters

What is dialogue?

500
main part of the story; moves the plot along; where complications arise
What is rising action?
500

adventurous, caring, curious

internal character traits

500

raining cats and dogs, see the light

What are idioms?

500

Can there be animals in your story?

Yes

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