Story Elements Quiz

Literary Devices and Terms

• Mood is the overall feeling or atmosphere of a story, created through descriptions, setting, and tone.
• Tone is the author's attitude or feelings towards the subject of the story, conveyed through writing style and language choices.
• Foreshadowing is a literary device that provides hints about future events in a story.
• Suspense is a feeling of anticipation or tension created in the reader.
• Irony occurs when the opposite of what is expected happens, with three types: dramatic, situational, and verbal.
• Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something the characters do not.
• Situational irony is when the outcome is different from what is expected.
• Verbal irony is when someone says the opposite of what they mean.

Drama and Theater

• Tragedy is a type of drama with a sad ending.
• Tragic hero is a protagonist who has a fatal flaw.
• Dialogue is conversation between characters.
• Monologue is a long speech by a character.
• Soliloquy is a speech by a character alone on stage.
• Aside is a character's words to the audience.

Author's Purpose and Essays

• Author's purpose is the reason for writing, with three primary types: persuade, inform, and entertain.
• Persuasive essays aim to convince the reader of a particular point of view.
• Expository essays aim to inform or explain a topic.
• Narrative essays aim to entertain through storytelling.
• Bias is prejudice in favor of or against something.
• Stereotypes are oversimplified ideas about a group of people.

Figurative Language

• Figurative language uses words to create vivid descriptions, with examples including:
  • Simile, a comparison using "like" or "as"
  • Metaphor, a direct comparison saying one thing is another
  • Personification, giving human qualities to non-human things
  • Hyperbole, exaggerated statements
  • Idiom, an expression with a figurative meaning
  • Symbolism, using objects to represent ideas
  • Allegory, a story with a hidden meaning
  • Allusion, a reference to another work

Literary Elements

• Plot is the sequence of events in a story.
• Theme is the central message or idea of a story.
• Thematic statement is a concise expression of the theme.
• Exposition introduces characters and setting.
• Rising action is the series of events leading up to the climax.
• Climax is the turning point of the story.
• Falling action is the series of events after the climax.
• Resolution is the end of the story.
• Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces in a story, with two types: internal and external.
• First-person point-of-view is when the narrator is a character in the story, using "I" to tell the story.
• Third-person point-of-view is when the narrator is not a character in the story, using "he" or "she" to tell the story.
• Third-person omniscient is when the narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
• Third-person limited is when the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.
• Narrator is the voice or persona telling the story, providing information to the reader.
• Protagonist is the main character or hero of the story.
• Antagonist is the character or force that opposes the protagonist.
• Characterization is the process of creating and developing characters through their actions, dialogue, thoughts, and interactions.
• Static character is a character who does not undergo significant change or growth throughout the story.
• Dynamic character is a character who undergoes significant change or growth throughout the story.