Story Elements
The time and place a story takes place.
Setting
This type of figurative language uses words like "like" or "as" to make comparisons.
Simile
And
Past test of IS
Was
I never felt good at math, but I didn't give up.
First Person
The actors in a story.
Characters
I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
Hyperbole
I wanted to buy a new video game, ____ I didn't save up enough allowance.
But
Present tense of THREW
Throw
Brenda loved spending Saturday nights with her cousins at the local park.
Third Person
A point of view in which the narrator uses the pronouns "he", "she", "they", but not "I" and "we."
Third person point of view.
This type of figurative language is used when the author gives animals or objects personal characteristics, as in, "The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze."
Personification
I wanted to improve my grades, ___ I began studying for 30 minutes everyday after school.
So
Past of BREAK
Broke
Which pronouns are associated with third person?
He, She, Him, Her, They, Their
The part of the story where the problem appears. One of the elements of plot.
Rising Action
This type of figurative language uses sayings like "raining cats and dogs" or "a chip on your shoulder".
Idiom
I studies every day for the test, ___ I only earned a 79.
Yet
Past tense of GIVE
Gave
Which key words usually signal first person?
The main problem the protagonist faces in a story.
Conflict
This type of figurative language is used to make a comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as: “A man is but a weak reed”.
Metaphor
For my birthday my mom said I can have a birthday party at home, ___ I can have a new game system, not both.
Or
MEN
If something is in 3rd person there will be NO 1st person key words, and if something is written in 1st person there will be NO 3rd person words.
I don't have to read to understand.
FALSE!