Literary Elements
What part of a story tells us who the characters are?
What is the "Character"?
What is a feature that helps us understand the main idea of a text?
What is a "Title"?
Can you name the beginning of a story?
What is the "Introduction"?
What is the lesson or message in a story called?
What is the "Theme"?
What type of writing uses lines and stanzas?
What is "Poetry"?
What do we call the start, middle, and end of a story?
What is the "Plot"?
What part of a book tells you what each chapter is about?
What is the "Table of Contents"?
What do we do when we tell a story again in our own words?
What is "Retell"?
How can we express our opinions about a story?
What is writing an "Argument"?
What do we call a group of words that rhyme?
What is a "Rhyming Couple"? or What is a "Rhyme scheme"?
In a story, what is the place where events happen called?
What is the "Setting"?
What do we call a special part of the text that gives extra information, with a picture beside it?
What is a "Caption"?
What is the main idea of a story?
What is the "Central Idea"?
What do you call a word that means the same as another word?
What is a "Synonym"?
What is a compound word?
What is a word made by combining two words?
What is the order of events in a story?
What is the "Sequence of Events"?
What is the purpose of bold or italicized words in a text?
What is to emphasize important words? or What is vocabulary words?
What details should you include when you retell a story?
What are the main events and characters?
What do we call words that have opposite meanings?
What are "Antonyms"?
How can we describe the feelings in a poem?
What is the "Mood"?
What do we call the pictures in a book that help tell the story?
What are "Illustrations"?
What feature helps you find specific section information quickly in a book?
What is the "subheading"?
Why is it important to retell a story
What is to show understanding?
What is a word that is spelled the same but has different meanings?
What is a "Homograph"?
What is the perspective of a poem?
What is the way the poet feels about the topic?