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Elements of Fiction
Literary Elements
Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots
Nonfiction Text Features/Structure
Miscellaneous
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

What does the morpheme "dis-" mean?

not, opposite of

100
The words that explain what a picture shows.
What is the caption?
100

The three main author's purposes.

What is to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?

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

What does the morpheme "-able" mean?

is, can be

200
The part of a nonfiction book that defines words.
What is a glossary?
200
The type of writing which convinces the reader to agree with your point of view (opinion).
What is persuasive writing?
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

What does the morpheme "-less" mean?

Without

300

The title of a section of text.

What is the heading?

300

What account is when the person heard it through someone else and did not witness it.

Secondhand/secondary

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

What does the morpheme "-ist" mean?

someone that works with, is connected with
400

Text structure to tell you how things are the same and how things are different?

What is compare/contrast?

400

Give 3 examples of a primary source.

autobiography, picture, journal, interview, diary, etc.
500

What is characterization?

What is the description of a character?

500

This type of figurative language is made up of words that imitate sounds.

Onomatopoeia

500

What does the morpheme "trans-" mean?

Across, change, through

500

Text feature that shows events in order.

Timeline

500

Write the 5 stages of plot development.

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution