Exposition
rising action
literary elements
literary elements part 2
100

This part of the story introduces the characters and setting.

exposition

100

This part of the story builds suspense and leads to the climax.

what is rising action


100

This literary device gives human traits or feelings to animals, objects, or ideas

What is personification

100

a simile compares two objects or things using the words LIKE or... 

AS

200

This is when we learn where and when the story takes place.

setting 

200

Conflicts and problems begin to grow during this part of the plot.

rising action

200

Ashby eats Apple Always is an example of

alliteration

200

She was AS innocent as freshly fallen snow is an example of 

simile

300

This part of the plot usually includes background information.

exposition

300

The rising action usually includes multiple small events that lead to this major turning point.

What is the CLIMAX

300

The wind whispers through the trees is an example of: 

possible answers: alliteration or personification

300

She ran as fast as a cheetah.” This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?

simile

400

The exposition of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi introduces this brave animal as the main character.

Who is Rikki

400

In Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Rikki overhearing Nag and Nagaina’s plan is part of this plot element.

Rising action

400

When animals do human things, such as talking, thinking, planning, or feeling...

Anthropomorphism

400
"The class was a zoo" is an example of a METAPHOR. Compare two things using the word WAS

student response

500

In Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the setting is mainly in this type of place.

A garden near a Bungalow in India

500

The rising action increases this feeling in the reader.

Suspense

500

The wind crept through the collar of my shirt

personification

500

His hand WAS a baseball mitt! Is an example of: 

Metaphor