Story Elements Test

This narrator is God-like and tells us what every character is thinking or feeling.

The part of the story that tells us the setting, introduces the main character, & reveals background information.

Giving human characteristics to something not human.

Includes sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Writers employ the five senses to engage a reader's interest.

The end of the story where conflicts are resolved and final outcomes are revealed.

A writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject.

Words or phrases that connect ideas, details, or events in writing (therefore, for example, as you can see...).

This is the sequence, or order of events, of a story.

Which part of the personal narrative structure is the central piece of action that is the focus of the narrative?

An over-exaggeration.

This is the part of the story that reveals the result(s) of the climax.

A comparison using "like" or "as".

A series of connected events told like a story.

The part of the story that reveals the problem.

Clear and orderly presentation of ideas

A comparison that does not use "like" or "as".

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words that are close together.

The techniques/methods an author uses to create a story: dialogue, figurative language, POV, sensory details, etc.

The main character, usually the “good” guy.

Which part of the personal narrative structure is a description that explores the significance of the incident?

A conversation between characters.

One character from the story that narrates the story. It is limited to his/her thoughts, feelings, and perspective.

The narrator is not a character in the story, but lets the reader know what the main character(s) feel.

The main idea of a literary work that usually expresses a lesson learned.

The use of words that imitate the sounds that they describe.

The character who opposes the main character, usually the “bad” guy.

The narrator or storyteller from whose perspective the story is being told.

The use of literary and poetic devices to describe something by comparing it with something else.

This is the point of crisis in the plot.

Something real that stands for another thing that cannot in itself be pictured or shown.

A figure of speech that cannot be defined literally.

Which part of the personal narrative structure is the immediate emotions and actions associated with the incident?