Elements
Which element tells the time, place, and weather?
Setting
This wizard has a lightning-shaped scar and was raised by his mean aunt and uncle.
Harry Potter
Storyline, rhymes with "thought"
The author of the popular series, "The Hunger Games".
False. Fiction means imagined.
What is the main problem in the story called?
The conflict
This detective is famous for his brilliant observations and solving impossible cases.
Sherlock Holmes
A feeling the reader gets while reading the story - atmosphere, rhymes with "dude".
Mood
This African American author wrote "The Hate U Give," a novel about racism and police violence.
Angie Thomas
When the events of the story are told in the order that they happened.
Chronological order
The way the story is told (perspective). The clues are in the pronouns.
Point of view.
This character’s long nose grows whenever he tells a lie.
Pinocchio
Words to describe characters - rhymes with "dates".
Traits
A famous children's author who also wrote dark short stories such as "The Landlady" and "Lamb to the Slaughter".
Roald Dahl
A hint to something that will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
The literary term for the main character in a story.
Protagonist
This girl falls down a rabbit hole into a strange world.
Alice in Wonderland
When an object in a story represents more than the literal object, rhymes with "thimble".
Symbol
This classic British author wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth.
William Shakespeare
The universal truth or main message from a story
Theme
A mischeivous ghost who wears a black and white striped outfit.
Beetlejuice
A twist or the opposite of what's expected, rhymes with "gyronny"
Irony
This famous Canadian author wrote "The Handmaid's Tale".
Margaret Atwood
What popular Disney movie is loosely based on "The Snow Queen", a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen?
Frozen