Short Stories
This is the most exciting part of a short story.
The climax.
This is usually the first thing somebody sees on a news article.
Headline.
An example of the first subjective, singular.
A comparison using like or as.
Simile.
Can quotations stand on their own?
No.
Characters.
This is used to provide context from somebody who was there.
Quote.
An example of the third subjective singular.
He/She/It.
An implied comparison.
Metaphor.
This is the home of the Greek Olympians.
Mount Olympus.
These are the names for the main character and his/her nemesis in short stories.
Protagonist and antagonist.
This is written below a photo to describe it.
Caption.
Three examples of an interrogative pronoun.
Who, what, when, why, where, whatever.
An inquiry that isn't expected to be answered.
Rhetorical question.
In a news article, this indicates who was responsible for writing the article.
Byline.
This is the underlying message or lesson in a short story.
Theme.
The structure of a news article looks like this.
An inverted triangle.
The noun to which the pronoun refers.
The antecedent.
Assonance.
The repetition of vowel sounds.
An example of second-person point of view.
This is another way to describe the falling action.
Denouement.
This sentence describes each of the 5 Ws.
The lede/lead.
One example of reciprocal pronouns.
Each other, one another.
"By the mighty power of Zeus" is an example of:
Allusion.
This method helps when remembering how to structure a paragraph.
The PEEL method.