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Story Story ElementsElements

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ElementsElementsGrammarGrammarFigurativeFigurative

LanguageLanguagePotpourriPotpourri

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What is where and when What is where and when story takes place.story takes place.

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Setting Setting

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Sequence of EventsSequence of Events

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PlotPlot

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Universal lesson or moral Universal lesson or moral learned.learned.

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ThemeTheme

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Main character in literary Main character in literary work – leader of a cause.work – leader of a cause.

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ProtagonistProtagonist

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Character who acts as Character who acts as teacher or guide to other teacher or guide to other

characters in literary characters in literary work.work.

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MentorMentor

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Background information Background information in a story that sets up in a story that sets up

setting, main characters, setting, main characters, and any other details to and any other details to

begin story.begin story.

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ExpositionExposition

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Events that build to the Events that build to the climax. climax.

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Rising ActionRising Action

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Most exciting part of the Most exciting part of the story. story.

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ClimaxClimax

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Events that follow the Events that follow the climax that leads to end of climax that leads to end of

story. story.

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Falling ActionFalling Action

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Conflict felt in characters Conflict felt in characters heart, mind or soul.heart, mind or soul.

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Internal ConflictInternal Conflict

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Person, place or thing.Person, place or thing.

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Noun Noun

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She flew/flied to the aid of She flew/flied to the aid of her sister.her sister.

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flewflew

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The The gigantic gigantic horse sat on horse sat on me.me.

Identify the underlined Identify the underlined part of speech.part of speech.

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adjectiveadjective

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The girl ran The girl ran slowly.slowly.Identify this part of speech.Identify this part of speech.

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AdverbAdverb

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The teacher stood The teacher stood behind behind the podium. the podium.

Identify the phrase. Identify the phrase.

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PrepositionPreposition

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The girl was as cool as a The girl was as cool as a cucumber.cucumber.

Identify the figurative Identify the figurative languagelanguage

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SimileSimile

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The man was a giant.The man was a giant.

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metaphormetaphor

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The fog comes on little cat The fog comes on little cat feet.feet.

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PersonificationPersonification

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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;His love endures forever.His love endures forever.

Let Israel say:Let Israel say:"His love endures forever.""His love endures forever." Let the house of Aaron say:Let the house of Aaron say:"His love endures forever.""His love endures forever."

Let those who fear the LORD say:Let those who fear the LORD say:"His love endures forever.""His love endures forever."

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Anaphora (Repitition)Anaphora (Repitition)

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The Statue of LibertyThe Statue of LibertyA DoveA Dove

Black = evilBlack = evilAll these are examples ofAll these are examples of

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SymbolismSymbolism

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When a reader wonders When a reader wonders what will happen next – a what will happen next – a type of emotional tension.type of emotional tension.

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SuspenseSuspense

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When you have to use clues When you have to use clues in the passage to find in the passage to find

answers.answers.

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InferenceInference

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Literary device in which a Literary device in which a past event is revealed to past event is revealed to

the reader out of sequence.the reader out of sequence.

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FlashbackFlashback

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Gives clues of future events Gives clues of future events in a novel.in a novel.

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Foreshadowing.Foreshadowing.

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Attributes given to Attributes given to character that reveals character that reveals his/her personality or his/her personality or

traits.traits.

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Character TraitsCharacter Traits