Story Elements
The main character of a story is the _______.
What is protagonist?
A one-dimensional character is _______.
What is flat?
Giving human traits to non-human things is _______.
What is personification?
Returning to an earlier time in the narrative is a _______.
What is flashback?
The narrator using “I” is writing in _______ point of view.
What is first?
The central message or underlying idea is the _______.
What is theme?
The method of revealing a character through “Speech, Thoughts, Effect, Actions, Looks” is known as _______.
What is STEAL?
A direct comparison without “like” or “as” is a _______.
What is metaphor?
Words appealing to the five senses are examples of _______.
What is imagery?
A narrator who knows only one character’s thoughts is _______.
What is third person limited?
The beginning of a story that provides background information is the _______.
A well-developed, complex character is _______.
What is round?
Words that imitate real sounds are examples of _______.
What is onomatopoeia?
The emotional atmosphere of a story is its _______.
What is mood?
A narrator who knows everyone’s thoughts is _______.
What is third person omniscient?
The character who opposes the protagonist is the _______.
What is antagonist?
A character revealed through speech, thoughts, and actions is _______ characterization.
What is indirect?
A comparison using “like” or “as” is a _______.
What is a simile?
When the opposite of what is expected occurs, it’s _______.
What is irony?
A narrator who reports only actions and dialogue is _______.
What is third person objective?
The events that follow the climax leading to resolution are the _______.
What is falling-action?
A narrator who cannot be trusted for accuracy is _______.
What is unreliable?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds is _______.
What is alliteration?
The early hints about future events are examples of _______.
What is foreshadowing?
The narrator addressing the reader as “you” is _______ point of view.
What is second-person?