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The time and place of a story 

a. conflict

b. climax

c. setting 

setting 

100

the sequence of events that happen to make a story 

a. plot

b. falling action

c. alliteration 

plot

100

the main issue in the story that is trying to be resolved 

a. resolution 

b. conflict

c. metaphor 

conflict 

100
Background, setting and events that happen first in a story 


a. exposition

b. narrator 

c. rising action  


exposition 

100
The events in a story that lead up to the main problem or conflict


a. falling action 

b. simile 

c. rising action 

rising action 

200

The point in a story where the problem or conflict reaches a high point

a. climax

b. hyperbole

c. protagonist

climax

200

Events that happen after the climax of a story that help lead to the resolution 

a. Antagonist 

b. alliteration 

c. falling action 

falling action 

200

The ending to a story where the conflict is resolved 

a. resolution 

b. plot

c. summary 

resolution 

200

The person who tells the story 

a. 1st person point of view 

b. Protagonist

c. Narrator

Narrator 
200

The main character in a story 

a. Antagonist 

b. Protagonist 

c. 3rd person point of view 

Protagonist 

300

The person in a story that causes conflict for a protagonist (main character)

a. suspense 

b. 1st person point of view 

c. Antagonist 

Antagonist 

300

The story is told by a character in the story and uses the pronouns I and we 

a. 1st person point of view 

b. Irony 

c. 3rd person point of view 

1st person point of view 

300

The story is told by someone outside the story and uses pronouns he, she, or they

a. Protagonist 

b. 3rd person point of view 

c. theme

3rd person point of view 

300

Hints to things that might happen later in the story 

a. Irony 

b. Foreshadowing 

c. Suspense 

Foreshadowing 

300

When something happens the opposite of what is expected 

a. Theme

b. Symbolism 

c. Irony 

Irony 

400

The intense feeling a reader gets while waiting to see the outcome of an important or exciting part of a story 

a. Suspense 

b. Plot

c. alliteration 

Suspense 

400

The overall message of a story that the author wants the reader to discover such as friendship, deception or love 

a. Theme

b. Symbolism 

c. Antagonist 

Theme 

400

What is Ms. Farniok's favorite pie some her powerpoint about herself? 

a. Apple

b. French silk 

c. Mint Chocolate 

French silk 

400

An object or idea that is a symbol for something else (Ex. the American flag is a symbol for freedom)

a. Personification 

b. Rising action 

c. Symbolism

Symbolism 

400

The idea of giving humanlike characteristics to an inanimate object or an idea (ex. The trees chattered with excitement on the breezy day)

a. Onomatopoeia

b. Personification 

c. Metaphor

Personification 

500

Words with the same beginning sounds used together (ex. The red rocket raced with a roar)

a. Theme 

b. Simile 

c. Alliteration 

Alliteration 

500

When words sound very close to the sound they are meant to represent (ex, the basketball swooshed through the hoop. The water gurgled as it went down the drain)

a. Onomatopoeia

b. Hyperbole 

c. Plot

Onomatopoeia

500

A comparison of two things that are not necessarily alike. (Ex. Her eyes are the sea. The computer is a dinosaur.) 

a. Simile 

b. Metaphor 

c. Alliteration 

Metaphor

500

A comparison using like or as. (Ex. Santa's belly jiggled like a bowl full of jelly. Her eyes are as blue as the sea.) 

a. Exposition 

b. Rising action 

c. Simile 

Simile

500

an exaggeration beyond the truth. (ex. I'm so tired, I feel like I walked 10,000 miles today.) 

a. Symbolism 

b. Suspense

c. Hyperbole

Hyperbole