Story Elements
Figurative Language
Author's Point of View or Purpose
Poetry
Objectives and Hodge Podge
100
An argument or problem in the story.
What is conflict?
100
Comparisons using indirect meanings and words such as like or as.
What is a simile?
100
"I" is used as the story teller's perception.
What is 1st person?
100
The 'paragraph' in a poem.
What is a stanza or verse?
100
A central message or meaning that the author tries to convey.
What is theme?
200
Time and place of a story.
What is the setting?
200
A direct comparison of two things using words such as is, was, and are.
What is a metaphor?
200
He, she, or the character's name is used to tell the story.
What is 3rd person?
200
Words with the same ending sound.
What is rhyme?
200
What the story/article is all about.
What is main idea?
300
To put an end to the problem.
What is solution?
300
A phrase in which the literal meaning is different from its definition.
What is an idiom?
300
The author includes "you" in the story.
What is 2nd person?
300
A sentence in a poem.
What is a line?
300
Describing a character's personality (through his actions and feelings).
What is character trait?
400
The sequence of events in a story, generally the beginning, middle, and ending.
What is plot?
400
Giving human qualities to something that is not human.
What is personification?
400
Author wants you to vote for "JacK" during the next election.
What is to persuade the reader?
400
Patterns in poetry.
What is rhythm?
400
A short version of what the story or article is all about.
What is a summary or to summarize?
500
Main people or animals in a story.
Who are the characters?
500
Give an example of figurative language.
(Answers may vary)
500
The author wants you to know how to ride a bike.
What is to inform?
500
Create two lines that rhyme.
Answers will vary.
500
A strategy used to find the meaning of unknown words or phrases.
What is using context clues (answers may vary)?
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