Story Elements
Literary Elements I
Literary Elements II
Reading Skills
Figurative Language
100

the person who writes the story

What is an AUTHOR?

100
conversation between characters in a story
What is DIALOGUE?
100
the person who draws the pictures for the story
What is an ILLUSTRATOR?
100
the most important parts of the story (Use Somebody-Wanted-But-So)
What is a SUMMARY?
100

compares two things using like or as

What is a SIMILE?
200
the person or animal in the story
Who is the CHARACTER?
200
story told through the eyes of a particular character
What is POINT OF VIEW?
200
your personal belief about what is true
What is an OPINION?
200
a good guess based on the reader and the text
What is an INFERENCE?
200
extreme exaggeration
What is HYPERBOLE?
300
where and when the story takes place
What is SETTING?
300
how a story makes the reader feel
What is MOOD?
300

story told using the pronoun I

What is FIRST-PERSON POINT OF VIEW?
300
a good guess based on the reader and text
What is DRAWING CONCLUSIONS?
300
things or animals who act like humans
What is PERSONIFICATION?
400
what happens in the story (most important events from the beginning, middle, and end)
What is the PLOT?
400
something known to be true
What is a FACT?
400

story told using pronouns he, she, they

What is THIRD-PERSON POINT OF VIEW?
400
information from the text to support an answer
What is EVIDENCE?
400

compares two things NOT using like or as

What is a METAPHOR?
500
the lesson of the story
What is THEME?
500
lesson of the story; found in fables
What is a MORAL?
500
the person telling the story
What is the NARRATOR?
500
information from the text to support an answer
What is TEXTUAL EVIDENCE?
500
hints the author gives about what is about to come in the story
What is FORESHADOWING?