Exploring Story Elements and Devices

What is the main character of a story called?

• Antagonist

• Supporting character

• Protagonist

• Narrator

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What term describes the time and place in which a story occurs?

• plot

• theme

• setting

• character

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the sequence of events in a story known as?

• Plot

• Character Development

• Setting

• Theme

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What do we call the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Plot Twist

• Theme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the term for the message or lesson conveyed in a story?

• theme

• character

• setting

• plot

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What literary device involves giving human traits to non-human things?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is it called when an author hints at future events in a story?

• allegory

• cliffhanger

• foreshadowing

• flashback

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What do we call a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Analogy

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

• cacophony

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What literary device uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3