Literary Elements
This is the person who tells the story. Name it
What is a narrator?
A made-up story with characters and events that are imagined is called ______.
What is fiction?
Books that tell true facts about real people and events are called ______.
What is nonfiction?
These help readers find information quickly at the front or back of a book: table of contents or ______.
What is index?
The time and place where a story happens is called the ______.
What is a setting?
Stories with talking animals or magical creatures, often set in imaginary worlds, belong to this genre.
What is fantasy?
A book that explains how to do something step by step, like a science experiment or how to bake, is called a ______.
What is a how-to/procedural (How-to book)?
Words printed in bold or italics that show important ideas or new words are called ______.
What is headings/bold/italics (accept: important words)?
The sequence of events that make up a story is the ______.
What is plot?
A short story with a spooky or frightening mood, often about ghosts or monsters, is called ______.
What is horror?
A short true account about a person’s life written by that person is called a ______.
What is an autobiography?
A short sentence under a picture that explains what is shown is called a ______.
What is a caption?
The main problem in a story that the characters must face is called the ______.
What is conflict?
A story about a hero who goes on an exciting trip and faces challenges is usually this genre.
What is adventure?
A book that groups facts and definitions organized by alphabet and entries is called a ______.
What is an encyclopedia/reference book?
A feature that lists important vocabulary words and their meanings at the back of a book is called a ______.
What is the glossary?
When a story jumps back to show events that happened earlier, that technique is called ______.
What is a flashback?
A long fictional story about characters and events that feel realistic and focus on relationships or growing up is called a ______.
WHat is a novel?
A nonfiction book that explores ideas, explains a topic deeply, and often uses evidence is called an ______ (two words).
What is an expositiory text?
This text feature gives the source of information or where the author learned facts; it is often at the back of nonfiction (two words).
What is references/bibliography?