Story Elements
The time and location in which a story takes place
What is the setting?
What is acts and scenes?
the narrator is a character in the story, usually the central character
What is first person narration?
sequence or time order
What is chronological?
compares two different things, using the words “like” or “as” to draw attention to the comparison.
What is simile?
A person or animal or anything personified
What is characters?
expressing thoughts and emotions by moving
the head, eyes, hands, legs, or other parts of
the body
What is gestures?
In rare occurrences, fiction is told from this point of view using the pronoun "you"
What is second person?
In this structure, the writer discusses an issue or event and explains its consequences
What is cause and effect?
compares two different things without using the words like or as
What is a metaphor?
The exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is the plot structure?
the way an actor presents a character
What is performance?
the narrator is not a character in the story, but someone who is observing from a distance
What is third person narration?
This structure describes a problem and offers possible ways to solve it.
What is problem and solution?
giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things.
What is personification?
The challenge or problem in a story
What is conflict?
creating a specific atmosphere through setting,
music, or lighting
What is mood?
The narrator is all-knowing and can reveal the past, present, or future as well as describe the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
What is third person omniscient?
In this structure, the writer tells how things or people are alike and different
What is compare and contrast?
a great exaggeration, often unrealistic, to add emphasis
What is a hyperbole?
The idea, moral or lesson in a story
What is theme?
expressing thoughts and emotions through
facial features
What is facial expressions?
What is protagonist?
This structure describes facts and details about a particular topic.
What is description?
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
What is alliteration?