Elements and Analyzing a Short Story Review

The claim is the authors main argument of their essay.

introduces the story - beginning

What or whom the sentence is about

a struggle

time and place

When a character struggles with an outside force

turning point in the story - middle

A closing statement is found at the beginning of your conclusion paragraph.

the narrator is not a character, but a voice outside the story

When the audience is more aware of what is happening than the character

A topic sentence is located in the first sentence of each new body paragraph.

When a subject is doing 2 or more things

conclusion - ending

Does this sentence need a comma? Three___furry cats snuggled in my lap

This type of adjective has 2 or more adjectives that modify the same noun but DO NOT require a comma

Takes the reader on a quick focused journey

hints and clues to future events ( forward)

scene from the past ( backward)

what the characters say - talking

Words that are intentionally used to indicate a meaning other than a literal one. Often taken as sarcasm.

people or animals in the story

Does this sentence need a comma? We walked down the long ___narrow road.

the narrator is the character in the story

Your supporting details are the topics you will be writing about in each body paragraph.

conflict eases - fizzles out

When a character struggles with a problem within themselves

This tells what the subject is doing

the perspective from which the story is told

the use of WORDS to mean something else other than what is expected

A thesis statement includes the writers claim and their 3 supporting details.

introduces conflict

a sequence of events in a story

The order in which we type an essay is as follows: body paragraphs, introduction, conclusion.

narrator relates to ALL characters thoughts and feelings throughout the story

When a sentence has 2 or more nouns in the subject

The hook is the last sentence of an introduction paragraph?

the central message in a story

This type of adjective has 2 or more adjectives that modify the same noun and ARE seperated by a comma

the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens