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Elements of suspenseful stories
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Guessing what may happen in the future of a story is called
skimming
hoping
suggesting
predicting
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An example of personification is
The wind whispered through the leaves
Her hair is as soft as a dove's wing
A frog sat on a lily pad
Friendship is a blessing
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The person or character telling the story the
protagonist
narrator
dialogue
antagonist
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"You are spelunking in a cave when suddenly your light goes out" foreshadows that you:
see the cave opening
get lost
find a bat
meet a friend
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The standpoint from which the story is being told is called the
point of view
plot line
mood
tone
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The part of the story that follows the climax & leads to the resolution is
rising action
plot
falling action
conclusion
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The type of conflict in which 1 character has a conflict with one or more others is called
person vs. person
internal
person vs. nature
person vs. himself
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The background, characters, & setting of a story are introduced in the
exposition
conflict
resolution
climax
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The following is a metaphor
A child playing is like a butterfly dancing
Life is one big experiment
He's as busy as a bee
The flowers smiles back at the sunshine
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A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself but also stands for something more
symbol
simile
metaphor
personification
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The person or thing fighting against the hero is the
exposition
protagonist
resolution
antagonist
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An author's use of "?" helps the reader to predict events
suspense
humor
foreshadowing
mystery
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The satisfying end of a story in which all problems are solved is
exposition
resolution
climax
rising action
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The type of conflict in which a character struggles to make a decision is
person vs. nature
person vs. himself
person vs. person
person vs. society
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Giving a warning or indication of what is to come is called
forecasting
showing
foreshadowing
predicting
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The talking that goes on between characters is called the
rising action
dialogue
characterization
falling action
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The author's special way of explaining the people in the story is called
plot line
dialogue
characterization
development
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Tim said, "Things are definitely looking up." This quote helps to predict the story will:
stay the same
worsen
get better
disappear
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The point of view that uses 'I' is called
second person
third person
omniscient
first person
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A metaphor in which a comparison is developed over the lines of an entire work is
optional metaphor
inverted metaphor
extended metaphor
open metaphor
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The time & place of a story is the
rising action
setting
background
plot
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A comparison of 2 unlike things using 'like', 'as', 'than', or 'resembles' is
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor