STORY ELEMENTS #1
THE MAIN CHARACTER IN A STORY
WHAT IS THE PROTAGONIST?
COMPARING 2 THINGS USING "LIKE" OR "AS"
WHAT IS A SIMILE?
THE MOST EXCITING/TENSE PART OF THE STORY
WHAT IS THE CLIMAX?
A DIRECT COMPARISON OF 2 THINGS- DOES NOT USE "LIKE" OR "AS"
WHAT IS A METAPHOR?
DOVE = PEACE
HEART= LOVE
WHAT IS SYMBOL?
THE PROBLEM IN THE STORY
CHARACTERIZATION
WHAT IS FORESHADOWING?
DESCRIPTIVE WORDS OR PHRASES THAT APPEAL TO THE 5 SENSES
WHAT IS IMAGERY?
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF:
SOME DAY WE WILL FIND PEACE.
SOME DAY WE WILL OVERCOME HATE.
SOME DAY WE WILL MOVE FORWARD.
WHAT IS REPETITION?
WHEN AND WHERE THE STORY TAKES PLACE
WHAT IS SETTING?
REPEATING WORDS OR PHRASES TO EMPHASIZE A POINT
WHAT IS REPETITION?
WHAT IS CENTRAL IDEA?
WORDS THAT MIMIC THE SOUND THEY MAKE
WHAT IS ONOMATOPOEIA?
BOUNCING BABY BOY IS AN EXAMPLE OF:
WHAT IS ALLITERATION?
BUILDING A FEELING OF TENSION OR CURIOSITY
WHAT IS SUSPENSE?
REPEATING CONSONANT SOUNDS AT THE BEGINNING OF WORDS
WHAT IS ALLITERATION?
WHO IS THE ANTAGONIST?
GIVING HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS TO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT HUMAN
WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION?
SPLAT! AND BOOM! ARE EXAMPLES OF:
WHAT IS ONOMATOPOEIA?
WHO IS TELLING THE STORY? WHAT TYPE OF NARRATION IS BEING USED?
POINT OF VIEW
AN EXTREME EXAGGERATION TO EMPHASIZE A POINT
WHAT IS HYPERBOLE?
GOING BACK IN TIME TO AN EVENT THAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE STORY BEGAN
WHAT IS FLASHBACK?
SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS AN INTANGIBLE FEELING OR QUALITY
WHAT IS A SYMBOL?
IF SOMEONE SAYS "I'M STARVING TO DEATH" THEY ARE USING:
WHAT IS HYPERBOLE?