Point of View
What words would you see if a story is told in first person point of view?
I, me, my, our, we
What figurative language is the following?
She was as quiet as a mouse.
simile
What is a setting?
Where the story takes place.
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
before
Who is the antagonist in a story?
Usually the bad guy in the story.
What word would you see if a story is told in 3rd person point of view?
they, them, he, she
What figurative language is the following?
At night the shooting stars ran through the sky.
personification
What is a theme?
The moral of a story.
What does the prefix "dis" mean?
not
What is a flashback in a story?
Where they look back and reflect from the past.
What is the point of view of the following statment?
Molly was always helping out the community. She passed out food to people in need. At Christmas time Molly she would buy presents for kids that needed gifts. She was always thinking of other people.
3rd person
What is the figurative language in the following statement?
Christmas seems like it is a million months away.
Hyperbole
What is irony?
A contrast between what we expect to happen and what might actually happen
What is the suffix in the following word?
careful
ful
What is a cliffhanger?
Where they leave you wondering what will happen next.
What is 3rd person limited?
When you only know about one character's thoughts.
What is the figurative language in the following statement?
Generous, and giving Grady gave his grapes to a boy who was hungry.
alliteration
What is the conflict of a story?
The problem in the story.
What is the suffix in the following word?
meaningless
less
What is foreshadowing?
Where the author says something that will happen later in the book.
Where you know all the character's thoughts and feelings.
What is the figurative language in the following statement?
Maggie was such a peach.
metaphor
Who is the protagonist in the story?
The main character. Usually the good guy.
What does the prefix "anti" mean?
against
What is plot?
Beginning, middle and end of a story. The chain of events that make up a story.