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8th Grade story elements
8th Grade story elements
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Short quiz to assess students' prior knowledge of story elements and more... #storyelements
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All events leading up to the climax
introduction
problem
rising action
falling action
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Central character in story; action usually revolves around this character
protagonist
boy
internal conflict
antagonist
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What term means category or kind of story?
nonficition
literature
fiction
genre
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Comparison of two unlike things that use like or as is called_________
metaphor
personification
alliteration
simile
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The underlying meaning of a story is called
mood
plot
theme
setting
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In Story of an Hour Mrs. Mallard thinks her husband is dead but he walks in the door, she dies.
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
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Figures of speech an author uses to clarify meaning of his/her writing
figurative language
simile
metaphor
alliteration
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The test was a piece of cake! is an example of
simile
hyperbole
idiom
personification
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In Snow White, she eats an apple that puts her in a deep sleep (we know the apple is poison
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
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Your nose is growing...tell me the truth! Is an example of
hyperbole
simile
allusion
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Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of
mood
conflict
theme
setting
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struggle within the mind of one character
internal conflict
external conflict
summary conflict
realistic conflict
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Literary term that means giving human characteristics to something that is not human
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
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She is as thin as a toothpick is an example of
verbal irony
metaphor
simile
personification
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The most exciting point in the story is called
setting
climax
rising action
resolution
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“It’s so delightful to be home with a sick child twice in one week.”
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
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I turn into a pumpkin at midnight!
allusion
simile
personification
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“I don’t want to go outside; it’s a too hot for my tastes.” when the weather is unbearably cold
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
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She is as thin as a toothpick is an example of
situational irony
verbal irony
metaphor
hyperbole
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Play it by ear is an example of
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
idiom
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Comparison of two unlike things that does not include like or as
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
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Simba thinks he killed his father, but we all know Scar killed his father
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
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Everything in a story changes at which point?
resolution
climax
falling action
conflict
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narrator reveals the actions of the characters and thoughts of one character
3rd person omniscient
3rd person limited
resolution
1st person
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The time and place of which a story takes place
character
conflict
setting
plot
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The end of the central conflict/problem is
resolution
falling action
rising action
plot
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A reference to something in literature, a movie or the bible
personification
simile
allusion
metaphor
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The "who" of the story: animals, people, or other carrying out action
narrator
character
antagonist
protagonist
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I had a ton of chores to do If I can't get a Smartphone, I will die are examples of
simile
hyperbole
situational irony
verbal irony
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when a person, place or object stands for something else in a piece of literature
symbolism
conflict
theme
characterization
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Dorothy spends entire movie wishing she could go home...it was a dream she was home all along
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
