Elements of Fiction
uses like or as to compare
what is a simile
does NOT use like or as to compare
what the story is about
what is main idea
The view point from which a story is told.
What is the point of view?
giving human like characteristics to something that is nonliving
what is personification
why the author chose to write the selection
What is Author's Purpose
an exaggeration
what is hyperbole
It is the time and place at which the events of the story happen.
What is the setting?
Persuade, entertain, inform, explain, and describe
What are types of author's purpose
boom, splat, and swoosh are all examples of?
what is an onomatopoeia