POV
Setting
Characterization
Plot & Theme
Figurative Language
100

What is the POV of the following sentence?

I swam in the Pacific Ocean during my summer break?

First (1st) Person

100

What does setting mean?

Setting is when and where a story takes place.

100

What is direct characterization?

A direct statement about a character that describes them. Think adjectives.

100

What is the following the definition of?

An underlying message. The big idea.

Theme

100

Her smile was like the sun. Which of the following is the sentence?

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Personification

A. Simile

200

What pronouns are used for 2nd person POV?

You, yours

200

When Josef's story starts, what is the setting?

Germany, 1938

200

What is indirect characterization?

Revealing character traits through thoughts, words, and actions. Think verbs.

200

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

Plot

200

The wind howled in the night.

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Personification

C. Personification

300

What are the three types of Point of View?

First, Second, and Third

300

Steve and Lou were stuck in an elevator before their big meeting.

What is the setting?

An elevator

300

Is the following sentence direct or indirect characterization?

She is very tall and has long, brown hair.

Direct

300

What is the climax of a story?

The turning point, the most intense point

300

What is a metaphor?

A comparison not using the words like or as.

Her brain was a sponge.

400

What is the difference between first person and third person?

In first person, the narrator is in the story. In third person, the narrator is not in story.

400

Is the setting always specific?

No

400

Is the following direct or indirect characterization?

He held the door open for the lady.

Indirect.

400

The last part of a story that explains how the conflict is resolved.

Resolution
400

What is a simile?

A comparaison using like or as

500

Is second POV used often?

No. It is rarely used.

500

It was noon, and I arrived late for school.

What is the setting?

Noon, school

500

What are ways writers show characterization?

Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks
500

What is the order of the action in a plot.

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

500

What does "the crowd scattered like broken glass" mean?

a. The crowd broke glass

b. The crowd broke up quickly

c. The crowd did not move

b. The crowd broke up quickly