Story Elements
The people in a novel/story
Characters
A comparison using like or as
Simile
To Tell About Something
Description
A category of literature, such as fiction and nonfiction
Genre
The central message, lesson or moral of the story
Theme
The main problem in a story
conflict
A comparison without using the words like or as
metaphor
The text outlines events in the order in which the happen
chronological/sequence
The feeling the author creates for the reader
Mood
Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story
Foreshadowing
Where the story takes place
Setting
A phrase that has a different meaning than what it literally says
Ex. It's raining cats and dogs!
Idiom
The text talks about similarities and differences
Compare & Contrast
The author's attitude toward the subject
Tone
A clue that gives you a hint about what a word means
Context Clue
How the story ends/problem is solved
Resolution
An extreme exagerration
Hyperbole
The text give information about a problem and it resolution
Problem and Solution
Conversation between two or more characters in a story
Dialogue
Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
Imagery
The main events that make up a story
plot
Giving an idea or object human-like qualities.
Personification
The text describes an event and it's reasons
Cause and Effect
The person or voice telling the story
Narrator
A scene that interrupts the story to show something that happened earlier
Flashback