Story Elements
the time and place where a story happens?
What is the setting?
These are the words we use to describe how a character thinks, feels, and acts.
What are character traits?
This feature helps readers find topics and page numbers in a nonfiction book.
What is the table of contents?
This compares two things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This is the person, animal, or being the story mostly follows.
What is the main character?
This trait describes someone who keeps trying and never gives up.
What is determined or perseverant?
This is the text that explains what is shown in a picture.
What is a caption?
This gives human actions or traits to non-human things.
What is personification?
This is the main struggle or problem a character faces.
What is the conflict?
This is what happens when a character changes during the story.
What is character development?
These words are dark and stand out to show they are important or new.
What are bold words?
This compares two things by saying one is the other.
What is a metaphor?
This is the message or life lesson the author wants readers to learn.W
What is the theme?
This is a trait of someone who tells lies often.
What is dishonest?
This is where readers can find definitions of bold or key terms.
What is a glossary?
This is a saying that doesn’t mean exactly what it says, like “break a leg.”
What is an idiom?
This is the most exciting or intense part of the story.
What is the climax?
This describes a person who helps others without being asked or expecting anything in return.
What is selfless or generous?
This feature uses rows and columns to organize facts and information.
What is a chart or table?
This is an exaggeration used to make a point.
What is hyperbole?