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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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I had a ton of chores to do If I can't get a Smartphone, I will die are examples of
verbal irony
hyperbole
simile
situational irony
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struggle within the mind of one character
internal conflict
summary conflict
external conflict
realistic conflict
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“It’s so delightful to be home with a sick child twice in one week.”
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
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Your nose is growing...tell me the truth! Is an example of
hyperbole
allusion
simile
5
narrator reveals the actions of the characters and thoughts of one character
resolution
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
1st person
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Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of
mood
theme
setting
conflict
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The underlying meaning of a story is called
mood
plot
setting
theme
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Central character in story; action usually revolves around this character
internal conflict
boy
protagonist
antagonist
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Literary term that means giving human characteristics to something that is not human
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
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All events leading up to the climax
falling action
introduction
problem
rising action
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Figures of speech an author uses to clarify meaning of his/her writing
simile
alliteration
metaphor
figurative language
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The most exciting point in the story is called
climax
resolution
setting
rising action
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What term means category or kind of story?
nonficition
genre
fiction
literature
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The test was a piece of cake! is an example of
idiom
personification
simile
hyperbole
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when a person, place or object stands for something else in a piece of literature
theme
conflict
characterization
symbolism
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The "who" of the story: animals, people, or other carrying out action
antagonist
character
protagonist
narrator
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A reference to something in literature, a movie or the bible
allusion
simile
metaphor
personification
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Comparison of two unlike things that does not include like or as
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
simile
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Comparison of two unlike things that use like or as is called_________
metaphor
personification
simile
alliteration
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Everything in a story changes at which point?
falling action
resolution
conflict
climax
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Simba thinks he killed his father, but we all know Scar killed his father
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
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The end of the central conflict/problem is
falling action
plot
resolution
rising action
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Play it by ear is an example of
idiom
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
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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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Dorothy spends entire movie wishing she could go home...it was a dream she was home all along
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
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In Snow White, she eats an apple that puts her in a deep sleep (we know the apple is poison
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
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In Story of an Hour Mrs. Mallard thinks her husband is dead but he walks in the door, she dies.
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
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She is as thin as a toothpick is an example of
metaphor
situational irony
verbal irony
hyperbole
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I turn into a pumpkin at midnight!
personification
allusion
simile
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The time and place of which a story takes place
character
plot
setting
conflict
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She is as thin as a toothpick is an example of
personification
verbal irony
metaphor
simile
