Story Elements
In a fictional text it is described as the time and place. This is known as ...
What is setting?
Why does the author use figurative language such as "The boy ran as fast as a cheetah."
Explain what figurative language device was used for 50 bonus points.
What is to compare how fast the boy was to a cheetah.
What is a simile.
What is the name of someone who writes poetry?
What is a poet?
What is a central idea?
What is a main idea or what the passage is about.
Lines that are spoken between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
The point of view told by someone in the story.
Give an example of how you know for 50 bonus points.
What is first person?
What is (I, we, etc...)
Why does the author use sensory words such as "It was cold as ice." in a poem
What is to make the reader feel how cold it was.
When it asks how is a story or poem constructed what is it asking?
What is how a poem or story is formatted or "built."
Author's use this to let the reader know what the main idea of the paragraph will be.
What is topic sentence?
Lines that are spoken between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
These are based on the actions and words of the characters.
Give an example for 50 bonus points.
What are character traits?
What is a claim?
Give an example for 50 bonus points.
What is to make a stand.
What two things do you need to make a complete sentence? (Explain and give an example)
What is a subject and predicate.
In a passage what does compare and contrast mean?
What is to explain how things are similar (compare) and what are different (contrast).
Stage directions tell the reader two things _________ and _________.
What is the setting?
Authors sometimes includes this hidden message or lesson in their stories.
What is a theme?
What is the intended audience for a text that provides instruction on how to make bread at home?
What is someone who wants to learn to make bread at home.
Where does the predicate of a sentence start?
Give two examples of a be verb for 50 bonus points.
What is at the verb.
In an informational text what are bolded words and how do they help the reader?
What is subtitles and to help the reader understand better.
This gives details about the time and place that the story took place.
What is the setting?
The point of view when he, she, it, or they is primarily used?
What is third person?
Why would the author use imagery such as "Tears ran down her face."
What is FANBOYS? (List all)
Sometimes authors use graphs, charts, webs, or diagraphs to give the reader additional information or to help them understand something better. What are these called?
What is graphics.
Why do playwrights put different scenes in a play?
What is to signal to the reader that a change has been made such as time, location etc...