Elements of Prose

What are the characters of a story?

• Where the story takes place?

• What the characters say

• The people and animals that are part of the story

What is the setting of a story?

• The people and animals that are part of thee story

• Where the story takes place

• What the characters say

What is the dialogue of a story?

• What the characters say

• Where the story takes place

• The people and animals that are part of the story

What is the plot of a story?

• The lesson or message the author is trying to convey

• What happens in the story

• The feelings the author creates or the feeling you get when reading the story

What is the mood of a story?

• The feelings the author creates or the feeling you get when reading the story

• The lesson or message the author is trying to convey

• This is what happens in the story

What is the theme of a story?

• This is what happens in the story

• The feelings the author creates or the feeling you get when reading the story

• The lesson or message the author is trying to convey

What are key words to identify a first person point of view?

• "I, Me, We"

• "He, She, They"

What are key words to identify a third person point of view?

• "I, Me, We"

• "He, She, They"

Character traits can be inferred by analyzing:

• Feelings

• Actions

• Dialogue

• Thoughts

• All of the above

Which of the following is a way to identify a prose?

• Written in stanzas

• Written in paragraphs

• Written with stage directions