Story Elements
This is the time, place, and climate of a story.
What is setting?
This clause makes a simple sentence.
What is an independent clause?
"Her eyes told a tale of despair and loss" is this.
What is personification?
Define plot.
What is the events that happen in the story?
This is the conversation between characters.
What is dialogue?
This is how fast or how slow a story is moving.
What is plot pacing?
What part of speech is underlined in the sentence?
The birds began to sing their way home.
What is a noun?
Jumping like a squirrel from tree to tree, the little boy ran through the obstacle course with no issues.
What is a simile?
This is the highest emotional point or intense moment in the story.
What is the climax?
This is a text structure that tells the story events in the order that they happened.
What is chronological order?
This is the life lesson that develops throughout the story.
What is the theme?
Mako screamed "Ho, Tupa! I will make short work of you!" is missing this after the word screamed.
What is a comma?
My mom definitely has a heart of gold.
What is a metaphor?
This is the events leading to the climax.
What is rising action?
This is a writing technique that focuses on the thoughts of a character.
What is internal thoughts?
This is a type of conflict where the protagonist is struggling with his/her own thoughts and feelings.
What is an internal conflict?
The mood being conveyed by "The silly kitten chased its tail around the room, slipping and flipping all over the room."
What is happy / silly / humorous mood?
The type of language that appeals to the five senses and creates imagery.
What is sensory language?
This is the part of the narrative arc that includes the introduction of the characters and situation.
What is exposition?
This is a literary device that provides hints at things that will happen later on in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
This is a type of conflict where the protagonist is struggling with an outside force.
What is an external conflict?
"Dancing in the hallway" is considered to be this.
What is a fragment?
"The palm trees whispered about the dark lagoon, and far out on the reef the sea thundered" appeals to this sense.
What is sense of hearing/sound?
This is the transformation or inner journey of a character throughout a story.
This is the end of the story where all loose ends are tied up and the conflict is completely resolved.
This is a technique where the author goes back in time in a story or novel.
What is a flashback?