Story Elements
Plot Elements
Vocabulary Check
Vocab #2
Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, personification
100
This is the "where and when" of the story.
What is "setting"?
100
This is the highest point of interest or suspense of a story.
What is the "climax"?
100

This is one example of external conflicts (________________ vs. __________________)?

What is "man vs. man", "man vs. society", "man vs. nature", or "man vs. supernatural"?

100

When you expect one thing to happen and something else happens

What is irony?

100

I am as fast as a cheetah.

Simile

200
This helps create the mood for the story.
What is "setting"?
200
This is after the climax and when tension eases; the events show the results of how the main character begins to resolve the conflict.
What is the "falling action"?
200
This is when the author gives a hint or a clue about what will happen in the FUTURE of the story.
What is "foreshadowing"?
200

This is when the author tells us about something in great detail

What is descriptive language?

200

The river ran through the woods.

Personification

300
This is the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.
What is the "plot"?
300
This type of action is the events that occur as a result of the central conflict.
What is the "rising action"?
300

This is the only example of an internal conflict (_______________ vs. ________________).

What is "man vs. self"?

300

This is something that makes the reader anxious to learn what is going to happen next.

What is suspense?

300

He was so strong, he could lift a million pounds.

Hyperbole

400
This is the main character of the story, the one with whom the reader identifies. This person is not necessarily “good.”
What is the "protagonist"?
400

The beginning of a story, when we learn about characters, setting and conflict.

What is the "exposition" or "introduction"?

400
This is a trip back in time in a story, when the author stops the narrative and takes the reader to the PAST.
What is a "flashback"?
400

The main idea or purpose of the story.

What is Theme OR Moral?

400

He was a towering tree, standing over everyone else.

Metaphor

500
This is the force in opposition of the protagonist; this person may not be “bad” or “evil.”
What is the "antagonist"?
500
This is when loose ends are tied up and the conflict is solved.
What is the "resolution"?
500
These are exaggerated statements. Example: "I am so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is "hyperbole"?
500

The type of story it is. Horror, Mystery/suspense, Romance, etc.

What is the style?
500

The alarm clock screamed to wake me up.

Personification

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