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Elements of a Story
Uglies again!
Even More Figurative Language
All kinds of stuff!
Even more stuff!
100
what happens in a story
What is plot?
100
Tally's best friend who is already a pretty. (Hint: he is a guy)
Who is Peris?
100
a comparison between two different things using the words "like" or "as" (For example: "I'm as busy as a bee.")
What is a simile?
100
the dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
100
a statement that can be proven true
What is a fact?
200
when and where a story takes place
What is setting?
200
The author of Uglies
Who is Scott Westerfeld?
200
an author's use of an object or idea to represent a deeper meaning (For example a tree in a story might represent life, strength, or wisdom)
What is symbolism?
200
the pattern of stressed (X) and unstressed (/) syllables in a line of poetry
What is meter?
200
the most important idea in a paragraph or story
What is the main idea?
300
the time in the story when the plot reaches its most exciting point; the turning point in the story
What is the climax?
300
The place that Shay goes to see David; the place that Tally is trying to find.
What is The Smoke?
300
repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words (For example: Sally sells sea shells by the seashore.)
What is alliteration?
300
a practice or rule
What is a convention?
300
the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem (indicated by using the letters A, B, C...)
What is a rhyme scheme?
400
the part in the story that introduces the reader to the characters or gives background information in a story; it is also called an introduction
What is the exposition?
400
What is "Spagbol"?
What is spaghetti bolognese?
400
Tally gave her the nickname "Skinny"
Who is Shay?
400
two or more lines of a poem
What is a stanza?
400
a time in the story when the reader is taken back to an earlier time--it is usually to give the reader more information
What is flashback?
500
the events in the plot of a story that lead up to the climax
What is the rising action?
500
Tally gave her the nickname "Skinny"
Who is Shay?
500
a hint of what will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
500
the reasons an author writes; to persuade, to inform, to entertain
What is an author's purpose?
500
a comparison of two different things to show their relationship
What is an analogy?