Story Elements
The main character in the story.
Who is the protagonist?
The force which opposes the main character?
What/who is the antagonist?
Comparing two things using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
"Boom!"
What is an onomatopoeia?
The literal definition of a word.
What is denotation?
The problem of the story.
What is the conflict?
All the events that happen after the climax, leading up to the story's ending.
What is falling action?
Comparing two things NOT using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
"Mother may I make melted macaroni on Monday?"
What is alliteration?
The author of the book, The House on Mango Street.
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
All of the events happening before the climax.
What is rising action?
The problem is solved. This is what happens to the protagonist and antagonist at the end of the story.
What is the resolution?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
"Please don't cry over spilled milk."
What is an idiom?
A short excerpt about a longer text which contains no opinion and only main points.
What is a summary?
This is the most exciting part of a story.
What is the climax?
This is the message the author wants you to take away from the story. It is the bridge between fiction and reality.
What is theme?
Am indirect reference to something else.
What is an allusion?
"I don't care about your feelings; I'm no dentist."
What is a pun?
This is where a character fights against a feeling like hate, jealousy, nervousness, etc.
What is character vs. self?
Where the characters, setting and conflict are introduced.
What is the exposition?
Where and when the story takes place.
What is the setting?
Expecting one thing to happen but something else does instead, usually to humorous effect.
What is irony?
"The hot sauce slapped me in the nose, it was so spicy!"
What is personification?
This is where a character fights against a group of people like a gang, an angry mob, a sports team, etc.
What is character vs. society?