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Elements of Fiction
Literary Elements
Unfamiliar Words
Prepositions
Conjunctions
100
The where and when (or place and time) of a story.
What is setting?
100
She was as busy as a bee.
What is a simile?
100

Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she’d enjoy the music, but she didn’t really want to go out in the rainy weather.

mixed emotions

100

My dog likes to run around the backyard all day.

Around

100

She was going to play soccer. She hurt her knee.

But

200
The problem of a story.
What is conflict?
200
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is a personification?
200

Regular exercise is beneficial to your body, but too much exercise is not good for you.

Good for

200

Let’s all jump in the pool before baseball practice today!

In

200

He was very excited. It was Christmas.

Because

300
The sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
300
A comparison NOT using like or as?
What is a metaphor?
300

Many people say I am very different from my twin sister. She is reticent, while I am very friendly and outgoing

Rude, not nice

300

After school, we are going to my grandma’s house

After, to

300

He didn’t like peas. He didn’t eat them.

So

400
The lesson (main message) given in a story.
What is theme?
400
Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
What is alliteration?
400

Regina remembered when she had just two pairs of shoes. Now, her closet holds a plethora of shoes in almost every color and size. 

A lot, Many

400

I really want to ride a roller coaster at Disney World some day.

at

400

Rewrite this correctly

 I wanted to watch cartoons. I wanted to eat cereal.

I wanted to watch cartoons and eat cereal. 

500
What makes up a character's personality?
What are character traits?
500
What are the kinds of comparisons that add layers to the meaning of the poem or story called?
Figurative Language
500

Tammy knew she should feel happy about the last day of school, but she actually felt quite lugubrious when she thought about the three months that were coming up.

Sad

500

My mom hid the candy inside the cabinet above the fridge

inside

500

He fell down the stairs. He broke his wrist.

and