Elements of a Plot
Vocabulary
Sign Editing
Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
100

This part of the story is the ending where all of the loose ends are tied up.

Resolution

100

has knots and bumpy areas on its surfac

gnarly

100

A HOLE NEW TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE

100

Person, place, or thing

Noun

100

Compares one thing to another by using the words like or as

Simile

200

This part of the story contains the background information, the setting, and the characters.

Exposition

200

Decay, rot

Decomposing

200

CHOSE YOUR TOPPINGS

CHOOSE YOUR TOPPINGS

200

Action word

Verb

200

Comparing one thing to another without using like or as.

She is the apple of my eye.

Metaphor

300

This part of the story is where the main character encounters the problem/s.

Rising Action

300

fall, pour or rush like a waterfall

cascade

300

ALL DOG'S MUST BE ON LEASHES

ALL DOGS MUST BE ON LEASHES

300

A word that describes a noun. 


BIG boy, LITTLE girl

Adjective

300

Phase that has the same letters at the beginning of most of the words.


Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

Alliteration

400

The story draws to a close and all parts come together.

Falling Action

400

Stay in place

Stationary

400

DEAR CROSSING

DEER CROSSING

400

Takes the place of noun


He, she, they

Pronoun

400

Gives human qualities to a non-living thing.

The branches danced in the wind.

Personification

500

The most exciting part of the story.

Climax

500

Letters, cards, envelopes

Stationery

500

WELCOME BACK, STUDENT'S!

WELCOME BACK, STUDENTS!

500

car, house, boat

Noun

500

Sound words:

bam

boom

bang

Onomatopoeia