Elements of Fiction

What is fiction? (There are 2 answers here.)

• Writing with a primary purpose to entertain

• Writing based on the imagination

• Writing based on science

• Writing based on real-life events

What is often considered the "theme" of a story?

• The plot

• The setting

• The teaching or the message

• The characters

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does tone refer to in a story?

• How the author feels about the subject

• The atmosphere created and how the reader feels

• The setting of the story

• The dialogue between characters

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is a onomatopoeia?

• Making a comparison using like/as

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

• An over-exaggeration

• An under-exaggeration

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is a simile?

• Making a comparison using like/as

• Making a comparison without using like/as

• An over-exaggeration

• An under-exaggeration

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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What is the definition of conflict?

• The struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot of a story.

• The main idea or underlying message conveyed by a story.

• The time and place in which the events of a story occur.

• The use of specific words or phrases that create a vivid image or sensation for the reader.

Which of these is an example of alliteration?

• She is like the sun.

• He’s not the smartest person in the world.

• Brody Brockhaus braved the balmy weather for baseball.

• She is the sun.

What is foreshadowing?

• Giving human qualities to something that is not human

• Hinting at something to come later in the text

• Saying two opposite things simultaneously

• A reference to another text

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What does symbolism represent in literature?

• An object, person, place, etc. that represents an idea

• A reference to another text

• A symbol that is repeated throughout a text

• Hinting at something to come later in the text

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

What is imagery?

• The use of exaggerated language to create a humorous or dramatic effect, often found in comedic writing and speech.

• The use of specific words or phrases that imitate the sounds they describe, such as "buzz" or "whisper."

• A type of figurative language that involves giving human qualities to non-human objects or abstract concepts

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  Concrete details that appeal to the senses.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4