Story Elements
When and where the story takes place
Setting
Fiction
Based in real life, reality, and fact
Nonfiction
A comparison using "like," or "as"
Simile
Person, place, thing, or idea
Noun
The problem or challenge in the story
Conflict
An historical setting or events, but imagined characters
Historical fiction
Autobiography
A comparison without the use of "like," or "as"
Metaphor
Shows action or state of being
Verb
The type of conflict that deals with character's emotions, inner thoughts, fears, and desires.
Internal conflict
An imagined future world where the characters must overcome intense challenges
Dystopian fiction
The story of someone's life written by someone else, not themselves
Biography
A reference made to something outside of the text
Allusion
Adjective
The type of conflict that can be defined as: Human VS Human, Human VS Society
External conflict
An imagined future world with advanced technology
Science fiction
A story that is written with images and dialogue in panels
Graphic novel
To greatly exaggerate
Hyperbole
Word that describes a verb, adjective or another _________.
Adverb
Character development
A novel written in the form of stanzas, like poetry
Novel in verse
A text that involves clues, secrets, and hidden agendas for the characters to uncover
Mystery
An object that represents an abstract emotion or idea
Symbol
Word that shows direction or location. Examples: In, around, about
Preposition