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Character/Plot
Point of View
Figurative Language
Character Traits
Other Narrative Elements
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A person, animal, or other creature in a story.
What is Character
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The story is told be one of the characters in the story. I looked up and down the aisle at all the packages of rice. Mon will never believe me when I tell her that they are out of her favorite brand.
What is First person.
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Those hats are a dime a dozen.
What is idiom
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Ramona closes the door behind her. She hops on her bike and rides toward the playground. Suddenly she notices her neighbor outside and says, "Hello, Mr. Jim. Your roses are pretty." Ramona is being
What is friendly
100
The lesson or concept an author wants to focus on or get across to his readers.
What is theme
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Qualities, that tell the reader what kind of person they are. A character may be honest, hardworking, shy or mischievous. For example, a shy character my have to act bravely in order to solve the problem.
What is Character traits.
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The narrator tells the story using pronouns such as they, he, or she. The narrator knows everything about the story, including thoughts and feelings. Aaron stared at Evan, wondering why he was being so mean. Evan couldn't believe that Aaron couldn't understand his side of the story.
What is Third Person Omniscient.
200
Jeannie is a fountain of knowledge.
What is metaphor.
200
Mark is sick, so he cannot go to the class picnic. Larry is so sorry that Mark is missing all the fun. As soon as the picnic is over, Larry goes to see Mark. He gives his own prize to Mark. Larry is being...
What is kind
200
April moped because she got a low B on a test. Her friend tried to cheer her up with no success. Soon everyone left April alone to wallow in her sadness, and she felt even worse. What is the theme here?
Don't cry over spilled milk - Unnecessary emotion/sadness will drive people away and won't fix the problem.
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A problem in the story that needs to be solved. It is introduced in the beginning of the story. Examples are person versus another person; some involve a character versus himself or herself; and some involvle a character versus nature.
What is conflict.
300
This point of view is rarely used in stories but is often in poetry. This point of view uses the pronoun you. Your trade as with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made and Gibson demolished."
What is Second Person point of view.
300
The chair felt sad and lonely when Uncle Joe was not sitting in it.
What is personification.
300
Randy notices the new girl at school. The girl walks here and there, looking for her classroom. Ronda takes the girl to the right classroom and introduces her to the teacher. Ronda is being...
What is helpful
300
A device an author uses to let the reader get a sense for what will happen later on in the story.
What is foreshadowing
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In the middle of the story, the action rises and the characters try to solve the conflict. Near the end of a story, there is a ________, or action that helps the characters resolve the conflict.
What is climax.
400
When the narrator tells the story through the thoughts and feelings on ONLY ONE character. Netavia opened her book with a nersous feeling. The class stared at her. She swallowed hard and began reading aloud.
What is Third Person Limited.
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The woman's face looked as wrinkled as an old paper bag.
What is simile.
400
Alice puts her hand into the jar and grabs most of the gumdrops. When the children reach into the jar, there are very few gumdrops left for them. Alice is being...
What is greedy
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A device an author uses to show events that have happened in a character's past.
What is flashback
500
A ____________, is the way a conflict is solved at the end. A good story shows how a character changes throughout the plot. If you compare the beginning of the sotry to the end of the sotry, you may see how the charater has gone through new experiences or has done things that he or she would normally not do.
What is Resolution.
500
Greg knocked at the door softly. When it opened, an angry face looked back at him. Greg was frightened, so he muttered an apology and started to leave. "Oh, you're selling candy for school, " the man said. Then he smiled and added, "Sorry to be rude. I thought you were someone else. I'd love to buy some!" What is the point of view and tell how you know.
What is Third Person limited because the narrator is not a character in the story, but the story is told from Greg's point of view.
500
The snow continued t creep up to my windowsill like an univited quest, peeking in, affecting my concentration, and overstaying its welcome. What kind of figurative language and how do you know?
What is personification because it gives human characteristics to the snow, which is not human.
500
"Bill, come here right nwo," orders John. "Jim, you stay there until I tell you to come," John commands. John is being...
What is bossy
500
Benji's friends dared him to put a bunch of crickets in his sister's car to prank her. Benji wanted to have fun with his friends and didn't want them to think he was chicken, but he hesitated knowing the trouble he would be in once his parents found out about the trick. What is the theme?
Don't let others influence you to do things you don't want to do.