The time and place where the story occurs
What is the setting of a story?
A figure of speech that compares two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
A word that imitates a sound
What is onomatopoeia?
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
What is a hyperbole?
The point of view where the narrator is outside of the story, explaining and using the pronouns "he", "she", "they"
What is third person point of view?
A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals or objects
What is personification?
The lesson or message the author wants to convey
What is the theme of a story?
The point of view that tells a story from the narrator's perspective using pronouns like "I", "me", "we", or "us"
What is first person point of view?
The person in the story who opposes or is hostile to someone or something
What is the antagonist?
The main character or hero of the story
What is the protagonist?
The turning point or most intense moments of the story
What is the climax of the story?
A figurative speech element that evokes a mental image of the 5 senses
What is imagery?
A spoken or written story
What is a narrative?
A part of a story that describes something that has happened in the past
What is a flashback?
Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
figurative language example
The stars danced in the sky.
What is personification?
figurative language example
My parents would kill me if I get a "D" in class.
What is hyperbole?
figurative language example
Oops
What is onomatopoeia?
The end of the story that solves the conflict
What is resolution in the story?
Ordinary writing made up of sentences and paragraphs
What is prose?
Figurative language example
Dan's dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.
What is alliteration?
A type of artistic writing that stirs imagination and emotions through rhythm, rhyme, and/or metric styles using figurative language
What is poetry?
A literary device that uses words, images, or ideas to represent something
What is symbolism?
The conversation between two or more characters in written format, using quotations, to help the reader have a better understanding of the characters
What is dialogue?