Story Elements
The time and place in which a story occurs
What is SETTING?
The repeating of similar sounds, usually consonants, at the beginning of words
What is ALLITERATION?
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
What is a VERB?
dis-, mis-, un-, uni-, tri-, sub-, semi-, re-, pre-, non-, multi-
What is a PREFIX?
To look at and take note of the illustrations and text
What is to PREVIEW?
The main character in a story
Who is the PROTAGONIST?
An excessive overstatement or exaggeration of fact
What is HYPERBOLE?
People, places, things, or ideas
What is a NOUN?
-able, -ant, -ment, -dom, -ed, -er, -tion
What is a SUFFIX?
To use the information that you read and the illustrations to guess what will take place in a story
What is PREDICT?
The struggle between opposing forces
What is CONFLICT?
A common expression that has acquired a meaning that differs from its literal meaning (What's up? Hit the lights.)
What is an IDIOM?
Describes or modifies a person, place, thing, or idea in the sentence
What is an ADJECTIVE?
The base word without prefixes or suffixes
What is a ROOT WORD?
What the story or paragraph is mostly about
What is the MAIN IDEA?
Part of the plot that includes the turning point or highest tension
What is the CLIMAX?
When something represents a deeper meaning
What is SYMBOLISM?
A word that takes the place of a noun
What is a PRONOUN?
Books, toys, peaches, men, oxen, women, foxes, daisies
What are examples of PLURAL WORDS/NOUNS?
The reason an author writes a text
What is AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?
The main idea or message of a story
What is the THEME?
A contrast between expectation and reality
What is IRONY?
A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb, and answers the questions: how, when, where, to what extent
What is an ADVERB?
Young-old, loud-quiet, big-little, tall-short, few-many
What are ANTONYMS?
A conclusion or opinion that is formed using known facts and details of a story
What is an INFERENCE?