Plot Elements
What is the exposition of a story?
Setting and characters
What is one type of literary device?
Simile, metaphor, pun, imagery, irony, alliteration, hyperbole, repetition, synecdoche, allusion, personification, etc.
When an author uses "I", "me", or "my", what type of point of view are they writing in?
First person POV
What does the prefix "bio-" mean?
Life
What do the suffixes "-able/-ible" mean?
capable of, or able to
What is the ending of a plot called?
The resolution
"As beautiful as a rose" is what type of literary device?
Simile
What are some words that an author might include when they are writing in second person point of view?
"you", "your", "yourself"
What does the root "chron" mean?
Relating to time
What does the prefix "hyper-" mean?
Extra, bigger than, or over
What is the most dramatic moment of a story called?
Climax
What is the term for repeating a word or phrase in a text?
Repetition
A character's personality can be shown through what four things?(Hint: Think about the characterization charts from the choice board activities and earlier in the year)
Their actions, their thoughts, their dialogue, and their feelings.
What does the prefix "aud-" mean?
Sound
What does the prefix "auto-" mean?
Self
What are the events before and after the climax on a plot diagram called?
Rising Action and Falling Action
Idiom
What word(s) would you use to describe this character: "He discarded his dirty breakfast dish on the table and then walked out. When he returned in the afternoon, he tossed his shoes onto the floor haphazardly and then plopped down on the couch to watch T.V. for hours on end."
Lazy, messy, careless
What do the roots "-gram- and -graph-" mean?
To write, draw, or describe
What is the prefix that means against or opposite?
Anti
What are the 4 types of conflict called?
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Character
"She was his Juliet" is an example of what literary device?
Allusion
What word(s) would you use to describe this relationship between two characters:
Character 1: "You always forget my birthday and never do anything nice for me!"
Character 2: "Well, you never remember mine and make me feel like I'm always wrong!"
Strained, tense, toxic
What does the suffix "-cide" mean?
killing
What does the prefix "liber-" mean?