Plot & Narrative Devices
This narrative device gives hints about what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
Language that is not meant to be taken literally, such as similes and metaphors, is called this.
What is figurative language?
Compute: −8 + 15
What is 7?
Simplify: 3x + 5x
What is 8x?
The most important idea in a paragraph or article is called this.
What is the main idea?
This plot structure includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is plot structure?
The author’s attitude toward the subject is known as this.
What is tone?
Compute: −6 × 4
What is -24?
Solve: 4x = 28
What is 7?
Find 25% of 80
What is 20?
A struggle between characters, society, nature, or oneself is called this.
What is conflict?
Words that have emotional meanings beyond their dictionary definitions have this type of meaning.
What is connotation?
Compute: 18 ÷ (−3)
What is -6?
If 6 notebooks cost $9, how much do 10 notebooks cost?
What is $15?
The main message or lesson of a story is called this.
What is theme?
When a story jumps back in time to show something that already happened, it is using this device.
What is a flashback?
Which figurative language compares two things using “like” or “as”?
What is a simile?
Find the absolute value: |−14|
What is 14?
Write an equation: A number divided by 3 is 9
What is x/3=9
A bag has 3 red, 5 blue, and 2 green marbles. What is the probability of selecting a blue marble?
What is 1/2 or 50%
Why might an author include a flashback during the rising action of a story?
To provide background information or explain a character’s motivations
This poetry technique creates pictures in the reader’s mind using descriptive language.
What is imagery?
Compute: −12 − (−9)
What is −3?
Solve: x⁄5 = 6
What is x=30
Headings, captions, and bold words are examples of these text elements.
What are text features?