Story Terms Review

Which of the following is NOT theme?

• The message of the story

• The main idea of the story

• A summary

Answer explanation

Theme is the main idea and/or message in a story, NOT a summary, plot, mood, etc.

What is theme

• The main idea

• The message of a story

• Plot

• Mood

Answer explanation

Theme is the main idea and/or message in a story

Ex. The theme of the tortoise and the hair is to be patient and humble

How are mood and tone different

• Mood is how the reader feels and tone is how the author feels

• Mood is how the author feels, tone is how the reader feels

• They are the same thing

• Mood is about feeling tone is about sounds

Answer explanation

Mood= how the reader feels about what they have just read

Tone= how the author felt about what they wrote

These can be the same but are not always the same

What is a summary?

• re-telling of something in your own words

• A one word explanation of something

• The theme

• Mood

Answer explanation

When you summarize something you are re-telling something you read/heard/etc. in your own words.

This is similar to paraphrasing but paraphrasing is a lot shorter than summarizing.

What is a character?

• A person or other being in a story

• A way someone feels

• The main idea

Answer explanation

A character is a person or being in a story

Ex. Winnie the Pooh is a character

What is “conflict” in a story?

• The main idea

• The plot

• When two or more opposing forces come into contact with each other

• A brief re-telling of a story

Answer explanation

Conflict is when 2 or more opposing forces come into contact with each other..

Ex. Ironman and Captain America fighting over Bucky in Civil War