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Narrative Elements
Writing Process
Plot: Sequence of events
Figurative Language
Key Terms
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The time and place where the events of a story take place.
What is the setting
100

The very first step in the writing process in which the writer can use a graphic organizer or jot down ideas of what the narrative will be about. 

What is Brainstorming

100
The moment of highest drama and tension in a narrative, in which the main conflict is confronted fully.
What is the climax
100

A type of speech or writing that paints a picture in the reader's mind. The descriptions used can evoke the five senses. 

What is imagery and sensory details

100

This describes the way a character behaves or acts and can be seen through actions, words, thoughts, and interactions with others. 

What is character trait

200

This is the main character of a story who faces a series of conflicts. 

Who is the Protagonist

200

The part of the story that uses either dialogue, snapshot lead, or a sound word to pull the reader into the rest of the story. 

What is a hook.

200

The first part of a story where the setting is established and characters are introduced.

What is the exposition

200
A comparison that is made between two unrelated things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile
200
A character in a narrative who is opposed to the protagonist or protagonists; a villain.
What is the antagonist
300
The central struggle or tension within a narrative that shapes the plot and drives the action forward.
What is conflict
300

This step in the writing process the writer rereads what he or she has written in the rough draft, gets feedback from others, and makes changes to ideas, organization, voice, word choice, and sentence fluency.

What is editing and revising

300

The point in the story where the main conflict is introduced and the tension begins to build.

What is the rising action

300

A figure of speech that gives human-like characteristics to inanimate objects. 

What is personfication 

300
The emotional voice that an author brings to a narrative.
What is the tone
400
The angle or perspective from which a story is told.
What is point-of-view
400

These words help the story move fluidly from one event to the next. 

What are transition words

400

The point in the story where the characters have faced the main conflict and events begin falling into place.

What is the falling action

400

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using linking/helping verbs such as: am, is, was, were, be, been, being, has, had, have

What is metaphor 

400
The emotions that a narrative makes a reader feel.
What is the mood
500

An overarching lesson or message that is presented by the author in various ways throughout a narrative.

What is theme

500

These are the nouns that must always be capitalized and include names of people and places. 

What are proper nouns

500

The final step in the story is in which all loose ends of the narrative are tied up, and the protagonist reflects on the lesson he/she learned from the main conflict. 

What is the resolution 

500
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is literally true.
What is hyperbole
500

This is the point of view from which the story is told. 

What is perspective