Conflict
Sofia is being bullied at school by Emma
Man vs. Man
Books about real things
Non-fiction
Events in a story that build up to the main conflict
Rising action
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
I'm afraid of flying in airplanes, but it's the only way I can see my grandparents.
Man vs. self
Books about things that haven't happened but could.
Realistic fiction
Where the characters and setting are introduced. Beginning of the story.
Exposition
Giving an animal or object human traits.
Personification
I got lost in the woods and needed to survive the night.
Man vs. Nature
Books that talk about things that have not happened in real life.
Fiction
Events that follow the main conflict and lead to the ending.
Falling action
Comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
Man vs. society
A nonfiction book written about a person's life.
Autobiography.
Typically takes place at the end of the story, where all conflicts get resolved.
Resolution
An absurd exaggeration that is unlikely to be true
Hyperbole
Robots chase their creator through the city.
Man vs. Technology
Books about things that have not happened, but are set in the past.
Historical fiction
Often described as the "turning point" of a story, where the character faces their biggest challenge.
Climax
Words that sound like their meaning
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