Story Elements and Figurative Language

The central problem around which a story revolves.

• Setting

• Tone

• Conflict

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A series of events that make up the story, drama or play.

• Conflict

• Theme

• Mood

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The turning part of the action where the reader has the highest interest.

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Exposition

• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

This device uses clues or hints to events that will happen later in the plot.

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Forshadowing

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A recurring distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.

• Motif

• Tone

• Main Idea

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

This device refers to the voice in which the story is told.

• Characterization

• Personification

• Point of View

• Motif

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

This device is the attitude that the author conveys about his/her subject through his/her choice of words.

• Mood

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

This is the underlying focus of a story

• Mood

• Tone

• Conflict

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

This happens when authors use descriptive words/adjectives to create a certain feeling in the reader.

• Tone

• Mood

• Imagery

• Inciting Incident

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

This is the difference or gap between what is said and what is actually meant in a text.

• Mood

• Conflict

• Irony

• Forshadowing

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A