Stories 1
The time and place of the story.
Setting.
Usually told by the main character, uses the word "I"
First person point of view.
Tells a story using plot, characters, setting, and theme.
Narrative poem.
A group of words extending toward the right margin.
Line.
Uses like or as to compare two items.
Simile.
The problem is resolved and the story draws to an end.
Resolution.
The people or animals who take part in the action.
Characters.
A humorous poem with five lines.
Limerick.
A group of lines in a poem.
Stanza.
Giving human qualities to something nonhuman.
Personification.
The turning point of the story.
Climax.
Told from outside the story but reveals only one character's thoughts and feelings.
Third person limited point of view.
Unrhymed verse without pattern.
Free verse.
The linking of sounds at the end of words.
Rhyme.
The repetition of nearby consonant sounds in stressed syllables.
Alliteration.
The main problem that occurs in the story.
Conflict.
The message or moral of the story.
Theme.
Expresses the thoughts and feelings of the speaker.
Lyric poem.
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of a line.
Rhyme scheme.
Describes one thing as if it were another, apparently unlike thing.
Metaphor.
The introduction of the story; usually tells the setting and lifestyle of the main character.
Exposition.
Told from outside the story and reveals all characters thoughts or feelings.
Third person omniscient point of view.
A simple narrative poem adapted for singing.
Ballad.
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhythm.
The use of words whose sound suggest their meaning.
Onomatopoeia.