Figurative Language
PLOT
Elements of Fiction
Internal and External Text Structures
Parts of Speech
100
A comparison that DOES NOT use like or as. Example: The moon is a cookie.
What is a METAPHOR
100
This is the most exciting part of the story. The turning point. The highest point of interest.
What is the CLIMAX
100
Stories contain a problem or a ____________
What is a CONFLICT
100
Fictional stories are written in ___________ order.
What is CHRONOLOGICAL
100
A person, place, or thing.
What is a NOUN
200
The repetition of consonant sounds. Example: Sally sold seashells.
What is ALLITERATION
200
This is the part of the plot where the characters and setting are introduced. The beginning of a story.
What is the EXPOSITION
200
A human, animal, or other thing that contributes to the action of a story.
What is a CHARACTER
200
A recipe, or a how to booklet would contain this internal text structure.
What is A PROCESS
200
A part of speech that describes a noun.
What is an ADJECTIVE
300
A comparison that uses like or as. Example: He is as tall as a tree.
What is a SIMILE
300
This is the event that starts your conflict.
What is the INITIATING EVENT
300
A story is written in this point of view, if the narrator is a character in the story and uses the pronoun "I"
What is 1st Person Point of View
300
A word that shows action
What is a VERB
400
Giving something that is non human a human characteristic. Example: The trees danced in the wind.
What is PERSONIFICATION
400
This is the end of a story. The problems have been resolved.
What is the RESOLUTION
400
A character that does NOT change is a
What is a FLAT/STATIC CHARACTER
400
A word that modifies or describes the action. How something was/is done.
What is an ADVERB
500
Words that imitate sound. Example: Snap, Crackle, Pop
What is ONOMATOPOEIA
500
The sequence of a short story, novel, or play.
What is PLOT
500
A character that changes throughout the course of a story is a ____________.
What is ROUND/DYNAMIC
500
I, me, we, they, he, she, etc. are all examples of
What is a PRONOUN