Definition
Examples
Identification
100

What is setting? 

The place and time the story takes place.

100

Give me an example of man v nature conflict

man v bear

100

The princess lived in a bright castle. The castle was in Sweden. 

Setting

200

What is a theme? 

The main message or a moral of the story 

200

Example of a simile 

She runs like a cheetah 
200

I moved as slowly as a snail. 

Simile

300

What is an inference?

It is when you use details given in a story to make a conclusion.

300

Example of foreshadowing 

answers will vary

300

I am starving to death! When is lunch? 

Hyperbole 

400

What is a metaphor? 

Comparing two things without using like or as

400

Example of hyperbole

Answers will vary

400

I could not decide if I should go to college or go to trade school.

Internal Conflict

500

What is personification? 

Assigning a human quality to something that is not human

500

Example of symbolism 

Answers will vary 

500

The birds where singing outside my window. 

Personification