Elements of a Story
Figurative language
Point of View
Metaphor, Simile, or Personification
Misc.
100
The time and location a story takes place
What is setting?
100
What is this an example of? My eyes are as green as the leaves on a tree.
Simile
100
What is this an example of? I laid down and said my prayers before I went to sleep that night.
1st person
100
The wind howled throughout the night.
What is personification?
100
The different categories of text. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry and Drama are the top 4.
What are Genres?
200
The problem or struggle in a story.
What is conflict?
200
What is this an example of? My homework weighs a ton!
Hyperbole
200
a narrator that is all-knowing all all-seeing.
What is Omniscient PoV?
200
This guy is an animal on the drums.
What is personification?
200
to entertain, to persuade, to express and to inform.
What are the 4 possible author's purposes?
300
The main players in the story, could be animals or people, for example.
Characters
300
Metaphor
What is this an example of? My lips are cherry red.
300
What is this an example of? "You should wash your hands before you eat, you know." he said.
3rd Person
300
That lady's voice is like nails on a chalkboard.
What is a simile?
300
You would use a Venn diagram for this reading strategy.
Compare and Contrast
400
the series of events that take place in a story
What is plot?
400
What is this an example of? My lips are cherry red.
Metaphor
400
What is the name of the person that tells a story?
Narrator
400
My mind is like an atom bomb ready to explode.
What is a simile?
400
Using sensory language to create a picture in the reader's mind.
What is Imagery
500
Folk Tale
What is a type of story that has been passed down from generations and has a message or moral.
500
What is this an example of? I am floating on cloud nine.
Idiom
500
A narrator that is not part of the story, but can see and hear the thoughts and actions of only one character.
What is a 3rd person limited point of view?
500
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
What is a metaphor?
500
What is the most important strategy when answering a short response or writing a body paragraph?
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