the people, animals, or creatures in a story
A) Characterization
B) Characters
C) Paragraph
D) Imagery
characters
100
This is the most intense part of a story's plot -- or a turning point in the story.
A) Simile
B) Theme
C) Plot
D) Climax
Climax
100
a comparison of two unlike things, using "like" or "as"
A) simile
B) fiction
C) theme
D) metaphor
Simile
100
a part of a piece of writing that focuses on one subject, begins on a new line, and is made up of several sentences
A) paragraph
B) characters
C) imagery
D) details
paragraph
100
the perspective from which a story is told
A) conflict
B) rising action
C) point of view
D) antagonist
point of view
200
the time and place of a story (where and when it takes place)
A) fiction
B) details
C) simile
D) setting
setting
200
In this part of the story, the conflict is further developed, and suspense or tension builds.
A) Rising Action
B) Resolution
C) Falling Action
D) Fiction
Rising Action
200
a comparison of two unlike things, WITHOUT "like" or "as"
A) details
B) metaphor
C) simile
D) imagery
Metaphor
200
an individual feature, fact, or item
A) metaphor
B) detail
C) setting
D) simile
detail
200
a struggle or problem happening inside a character's mind
A) conflict
B) external conflict
C) antagonist
D) internal conflict
internal conflict
300
The sequence of events in a story\
A) theme
B) plot
C) climax
D) metaphor
Plot
300
the action of the plot begins to settle down
A) Falling Action
B) transition
C) Rising Action
D) Fiction
Falling Action
300
descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the five basic senses (sight, touch, taste, hearing, scent)
A) simile
B) imagery
C) figurative language
D) theme
Imagery
300
a change from one condition or idea to another
A) fiction
B) transition
C) resolution
D) exposition
transition
300
a struggle or problem a character faces, involving another character, society, or a force of nature
A) conflict
B) external conflict
C) antagonist
D) internal conflict
external conflict
400
the problem that needs to be solved in a story
A) Conflict
B) Simile
C) Climax
D) Plot
conflict
400
This is when the story's main conflict has been resolved and the story comes to an end.
A) transition
B) exposition
C) fiction
D) resolution
Resolution
400
giving human characteristics to a non-human object or thing
A) rising action
B) exposition
C) personification
D) imagery
personification
400
How the author DESCRIBES the character, so the reader understands the character traits
A) transition
B) characters
C) characterization
D) personification
characterization
400
main character in a story, who is involved in the central plot
A) plot
B) protagonist
C) antagonist
D) paragraph
protagonist
500
The main idea, overall message, or big picture behind a story
A) simile
B) climax
C) theme
D) plot
Theme
500
the introduction of a story, where the reader meets the main character(s), learns the setting, and begins to understand the story's conflict
A) fiction
B) resolution
C) transition
D) exposition
Exposition
500
the truth is exaggerated to make a point or to add humor
A) details
B) simile
C) theme
D) hyperbole
hyperbole
500
hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story
A) setting
B) foreshadowing
C) protagonist
D) resolution
foreshadowing
500
a person/character who causes problems or conflicts for the protagonist
A) plot
B) protagonist
C) conflict
D) antagonist