Story Elements 1
Who is the main character of a story?
The protagonist
What is verbal irony?
When someone writes/says something, but they mean the opposite.
What is the part of a story called where the characters are introduced?
The exposition
What is an autobiography?
A work about someone's life that was written by them.
What is first-person point-of-view?
First person point of view uses the pronouns 'I' and 'we'. It is the character or narrator directly speaking about events from their perspective.
What root means 'across'?
What is a generalization?
Who is the character that causes the problem in a story?
The antagonist
What is situational irony?
When the outcome of a piece is different than expected
This is the part of the story where everything is resolved.
The resolution
What is a biography?
What is second-person point-of-view?
What roots mean to hear or sounds?
aud
son
phon
Ennumeration
What is the lesson or message about life in a story?
The theme
What is this technique called when hints or clues are given to prepare the reader for the end of a story?
This is the part of the story where the plot is the most intense. It is the 'most exciting' part of the story.
The climax
What is a myth?
Type of literature that uses gods and goddesses to explain events or natural occurrences.
What is 3rd person LIMITED point of view?
The narrator is talking about other people with pronouns like he, she, and they. The narrator does not have access to all of the characters' thoughts and feelings.
What prefixes mean 'bad' or 'wrong'?
Mal, mis
If something is chronological, that means it...
comes in order in terms of time.
What is the feeling of a story?
The mood
What is it called when you travel back in time in a story to see a past event?
Flashback
This is the part of the story where the plot pulls you in and introduces you to the conflict.
The initiating event
What is a story handed down from generation to generation? It usually has some truth in it, but the details get stretched.
Legend
What is 3rd person OMNISCIENT point-of-view?
The narrator is talking about other people with pronouns like he, she, and they. The narrator has access to all of the characters' thoughts and feelings.
What are the roots for 'to push' or 'force'?
pel
puls
The poetic technique of repeating the same beginning sound in a line of poetry or prose.
Alliteration
What is the author's attitude in a text?
The tone
What is the difference between internal conflict and external conflict?
- Internal conflict: takes place inside the character when he/she has to make a decision/overcome a fear
This is the part of the story where the plot begins to build. You have already been introduced to the conflict and characters, and the tension begins to build more.
The rising action
What is a personal essay?
A text written about one subject - can be persuasive, narrative, humorous, etc.
What is the word that means to use the five senses to create a picture in the reader's mind?
Imagery
What are some prefixes that stand for 'not'?
il, ir, un, non, in, im
What is the literary device that means giving human qualities to nonhuman objects or nonliving things?
Personification
What is the term for the 'feeling attached to a word' or its 'emotional meaning'?
The connotation
What is the dictionary definition of a word called?
Denotation
What is the text structure that uses signal swords -- similar, both, on the other hand, instead of?
Compare/contrast
This type of literature takes place in the future. It usually has advanced technology, or it even takes place in space.
Science fiction
What is the word that describes the following literary example: I'm on pins and needles. She drives me up the wall. That coat cost me an arm and a leg.
Idiom
What word describes a suffix and a prefix?
Affix
A word that names the technique of comparing two things using LIKE, AS, or THAN. (EX: She laughs like wind chimes that sway in the gentle breeze.)
Simile