Story Elements
The time and place of a story.
What is setting?
The main character in a story.
Who is the protagonist?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
Repetition of beginning sounds.
What is alliteration?
A concrete object that represents an idea.
What is symbolism?
The events that make up a story.
What is plot?
The character who opposes the main character.
Who is the antagonist?
A direct comparison without “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
Words that imitate sounds (buzz, bang).
What is onomatopoeia?
Hints about what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
The struggle between opposing forces.
What is conflict?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
Words that sound alike at the end.
What is rhyme?
A scene that goes back in time.
What is flashback?
The turning point of the story.
What is climax?
The voice telling the story.
Who is the narrator?
An expression that doesn’t mean exactly what it says.
What is an idiom?
The repetition of words or phrases for effect.
What is repetition?
A feeling of uncertainty or excitement.
What is suspense?
How the problem of the story is solved.
What is resolution?
The central idea or lesson in a story.
What is theme?
A reference to a well-known person, event, or work.
What is an allusion?
Language that appeals to sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell.
What is sensory language?
When something turns out the opposite of what is expected.
What is irony?