Elements of Fiction
The sequence of events in a story is the...
Plot
When and where the story takes place is the...
Setting
"Her eyes are as green as grass" is....
A simile
A simile is...
A comparison using like or as
What part of the plot is the beginning of the story, when the characters, setting conflict, etc. are introduced?
exposition
The moral of the story is the...
Theme
Conflict
A metaphor is...
"The kid jumped into the pool with a plop!" is an example of...
Onomatopoeia
If a story ends on a cliffhanger, it is likely missing...
a falling action and a resolution
The part of the plot that leads to the resolution is the...
Falling action
The types of characters that change throughout the story are...
Dynamic
"I'm starving" is an example of...
A hyperbole
"She is a rose" is an example of...
What technique is the author using when they leave us to make inferences about a character's traits?
indirect characterization
The climax is the...
Point of highest tension in the story
Flat characters are...
Underdeveloped; characters we don't know a lot about
Ben's basketball game broke Boston's boys' league record.
Alliteration
Alliteration is...
repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words
A dynamic character is also usually...
round
"Chris loves riding his bike and spending time with his family" is an example of...
The POV that shows how everyone is feeling and what everyone is thinking is...
3rd Person Omniscient
An idiom
"The ice cream cone was sweet and sticky, and with the warm breeze, I was reminded of my beach house" is an example of...
imagery
"Good friends will always be there for you during hard times" is not a good example of a theme because...
there is a personal pronoun (you) in the sentence