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Story Elements
Roots and Affixes
Genres
Figurative Language
Author Techniques
100
Time and place of a story
What is the setting
100
The word "copilot" means a second pilot in an aircraft. What does the prefix "co" mean?
What is with or together?
100
Fiction, could really happen
What is realistic fiction
100
A comparison of 2 unlike things that do NOT use the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor
100

The reason authors write dramas, some poetry and plays.

What is to Entertain

200
The part which gives background information, usually at the beginning of the story.
What is exposition.
200
The word autograph has the greek root "graph". Graph means...
What is write or draw
200
fiction, based on historic events
What is Historical fiction
200
My favorite baseball player was up to bat. CRACK!! He hit the ball with all his power and made a homerun!
What is onomatopoeia?
200

An author's use of sensory words in fictional stories

What is imagery

300
The events leading up to the climax or main conflict.
What is rising action
300
Most songs have an interlude. This is a piece of music that connects a verse to the chorus. If "lude" means "tune", then "inter" means...
What is between
300
Exaggerated tales about a person who may have lived
What is a tall tale.
300

The tree danced in the cool, refreshing breeze.

What is personification

300

Theme, tone, and messages are developed by...

Author's use of literary devices and writing techniques

400
The story ends but the conflict is not always resolved.
What is denoument/resolution.
400
The first Transcontinental Railroad was built in 1869. The railroad spanned the entire U.S. from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Trans- means...
What is across or beyond
400
Type of story that usually starts with "Once Upon a Time..."
What is fairy Tales
400
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration
400
Foreshadowing is when the author...
What is give you clues about what to expect in the rest of the story?
500
The main problem in the story.
What is climax.
500
The suffix -ment means "time". Knowing this information, what does "merriment" mean?
What is happy or merry time
500
a Limerick, haiku, narrative
What is a type of poem
500

I ran like a cheetah in the 50 yard dash.

What is a similie

500

The lesson of a story. Different than the moral. 

What is theme.