Story Elements Quiz

The angle from which the story is told.

Comparison of two unlike things that use like or as is called_________.

the most important idea about a topic that the writer is trying to show.

A group of lines that form a unit in a poem

Genre that uses characters, settings, and plots, that aren't real but could resemble the truth?

A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

The time and location in which a story takes place

The character who opposes the main character is called the __________.

Great or important

What genre of fiction is written about strange and unusual characters?

Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of ___________.

The most exciting part of the story is called the _________.

It helps readers visualize the scene a writer is setting.

What is a person or animal which takes part in the action of a story called?

A story that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth

What is the name of fiction that incorporates science or technology, or both?

What is the genre name for fiction set in the past?

Literary term that means giving human characteristics to something that is not human.

All events after the climax and leading to the resolution?

What is the genre name that encompasses facts that can be proven and checked and is true?

Comparison of two unlike things that does not include like or as.

The underlying meaning or main idea of a story is called the ______________.

An article giving opinions or perspectives.

What genre is set in the present?

What term means category or kind of story?

The central, main character of a story is called the ____________.

a piece of information that supports your point

Instructions given in a play to the actors

stated clearly and in detail

All events leading up to the climax?