Story Elements and Literary Devices
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- Q1How the author "makes" the character; physical description, emotions, personality, etc...Characterization30s
- Q2The character's struggle either internally or externallyConflict30s
- Q3Using something to represent another thingSymbol30s
- Q4Comparing two unlike things not using like or asMetaphor30s
- Q5The opposite of what you expect (Ex: The firehouse caught on fire)Irony30s
- Q6The meaning, moral, or universal message in literatureTheme30s
- Q7Comparing two unlike things using like or asSimile30s
- Q8An exaggerationHyperbole30s
- Q9What happens in the story; the storyline from exposition to climax to resolutionPlot30s
- Q10The beginning of the story where the reader learns the background information, characters, etc...Exposition30s
- Q11The problems in the story begin to unfoldRising Action30s
- Q12The turning point or most interesting part of the storyClimax30s
- Q13The problems begin to get resolvedFalling Action30s
- Q14The ending of the story and when everything gets wrapped upResolution30s
- Q15The emotion that the story evokes in the reader. Examples are sadness, anger, laughter, etc...Mood30s