Plot & Story Elements
What is the beginning of a story where setting, characters, and background information are introduced?
Exposition
What compares two things using “like” or “as”?
Simile
What type of clause has a subject and verb and can stand alone as a complete thought?
Independent clause
What Greek root means “friend of” or “loves to”?
Phil
What are words with similar meanings called?
Synonyms
What is the point of greatest tension or excitement in a story?
Climax
What compares two things without using “like” or “as”?
Metaphor
What type of clause cannot stand alone as a complete thought?
Dependent clause
What do you call someone who helps others through money, charity, or aid?
Philanthropist
What are words with opposite meanings called?
Antonyms
Put these in order: Climax, Exposition, Resolution, Rising Action, Falling Action.
Exposition → Rising Action → Climax → Falling Action → Resolution
“The wind whispered through the trees.” What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
In “Since I was now thirteen, I started making more decisions,” what is the dependent clause?
“Since I was now thirteen”
In the word “philanthropist,” what Greek suffix connects to the idea of loving/helping others to the actual person doing it?
ist
Identify the possessive pronoun and antecedent: “Mr. Mosley walked through a puddle this morning and his shoe got soaked.”
His = Mr. Mosley
Q: What are the five stages of plot? (Does not have to be in order)
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.” What type of figurative language is this, and why?
Simile because it uses “as” to compare the smile and sun.
In “I went to my mother’s house to take care of her,” identify the pronoun and its antecedent.
Her = mother
If “phile” means “lover of,” how does it help you understand “audiophile”?
It gives a clue that an audiophile is a lover of music/sounds.
Give a synonym and an antonym for this word:
Cold
(Answers may vary)
We use a certain acronym to help understand what goes in the exposition space. Name the acronym and what each letter stands for.
S - Setting
I - Introduce
P - Problem/Purpose
The classroom was a zoo.” What type of figurative language is this? Explain.
Metaphor because the classroom is directly compared to a zoo without “like” or “as.”
In “Maya brought her notebook because she needed it for class,” identify pronouns and antecedents.
She = Maya; it = notebook.
Organize these parts of a word from beginning, middle, end.
Suffix
Prefix
Root
Prefix, Root, Suffix
Is “mine” a possessive pronoun? Explain.
Yes. “Mine” is a possessive pronoun. It's talking about something that you yourself have.