Capitalization
Common nouns or proper nouns - these are always capitalized
What are proper nouns?
This mark of punctuation follows a statement or declarative sentence
What is a period?
The ferns waltzed with the wind contains an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
When and where the story takes place
What is the setting?
The main character in the story
Who or what is the protagonist?
What is first?
What is a question mark?
This type of figurative language renames one thing as another as in the following sentence.
James is a turtle on the track.
What is a metaphor?
The opening of a story where the basic information is presented.
What is the exposition?
This character or element works against the main character or protagonist
Who or what is the antagonist?
In the following sentence, I think that Mom is the best mom in the world. the capitalization is correct because the first use of "mom" is this type of noun.
What is proper?
This punctuation mark separates items in a series.
What is a comma?
Her eyes sparkled like diamonds contains this type of figurative language
What is a simile?
All stories contain this element, which creates a problem for the main character
What is a conflict?
Unlike the static character, who never changes, this type of character changes during the course of a story
What is a dynamic character?
In book and magazine titles, this part of speech is never capitalized unless it is the first word
What is a preposition, and article or a conjunction? (any one of the three is an acceptable answer)
This punctuation mark precedes a list.
What is a colon?
Joshua's brother has the strength of an Army tank.
What is hyperbole (extreme exaggeration)?
Situations or things that interrupt the action in a story or prevent the main character from reaching his goal
What are complications?
What is a stock character?
In the following sentence this word should be capitalized:
My aunt, who has extremely long arms, helped grandma to retrieve her necklace which had fallen under the hutch in the dining room.
What is grandma?
This punctuation mark separates two complete thoughts when the second thought does not begin with a capital letter.
What is a semicolon?
I know what will happen because that is just another Cinderella story. The preceding sentence contains this type of figurative language.
What is an allusion? ( a reference to something well-known)
The part of the plot that all the action is rising toward; this part of the story also precedes the falling action.
What is the climax?
This type of character is often based on preconceived and often incorrect ideas held by society
What is a stereotype?