Narrative Vocabulary

A flashback in a story is ....

• Hinting at a future event.

• Returning into an earlier time in the narrative.

• The flash of camera reflecting off of a mirror.

• The end of a story.

The narrator is....

• The perspective the story is being told.

• Who is telling the story.

• Where the story takes place.

• the genre of the text.

The plot is...

• The "good guy" of the story.

• The "bad guy" of the story.

• The events, problem, and ending of a story.

• The perspective the story is being told from.

Dialogue in a story is

• What is being said aloud or in a character's head.

• The problem the character needs to overcome.

• The perspective that the story is being told.

• The name of a book.

Which of the following sentences has the best word choice?

• Ms. Brewer thought the story was good so she was happy.

• Ms. Roberts smiled while contemplating the admirable story her student composed.

The climax of a story is...

• The ending, where all remaining questions are answered.

• The point of most tension in a story - involving the conflict.

• What is said aloud or inside a characters head.

• The wrapping up of the story.

Point of view in a story is...

• Who is telling the story.

• The perspective that the story is being told.

• The emotions the author is trying to convey.

• What is being said aloud or internally.

Foreshadowing in a story is...

• A clue about a future event in the story.

• Going back to a previous even in the story.

• The scary parts of a story.

• Only found in movies.

Imagery is...

• The poster hanging on the virtual classroom wall.

• Not found in non-fiction narratives.

• Words that describe how something looks, smells, sounds, tastes, or feels.

• All the magical stuff in a story.

The setting of a story is....

• The time and place the story takes place.

• What you use to make the font bigger.

• The point of most tension in a story.

• Also known as the narrator.