Grammar/Parts of Speech
What is a person, place, or thing called?
Noun
What is the universal lesson, message, or moral about life that an author conveys through a story?
Theme
What are words or phrases like "however," "therefore," and "in addition" that help connect ideas smoothly between sentences or paragraphs called?
Transitions
What is a comparison between two unlike things that explicitly uses the words "like" or "as" called?
Simile
What part of speech shows action or state of being?
Verbs
What is the time and place in which a story's action occurs called?
Setting
What is the sentence—usually placed at the end of an introduction—that states the main argument or purpose of an entire essay called?
Thesis Statement
What is it called when giving human traits, emotions, or actions to non-human things, such as "the wind whispered"?
Personification
What part of speech steps in to take the place of a noun so you don't keep repeating the same name? (Example: You, Them, He, She)
Pronoun
What is the perspective from which a story is narrated, such as first-person or third-person omniscient called?
Point of View
What term refers to the specific quotes, facts, or data taken directly from a text to support a writer's claims?
Textual Evidence
What is a direct comparison that states one thing is another, without using "like" or "as" called?
Metaphor
What is a grammatically independent word or phrase stands alone to express sudden bursts of strong emotion, like Ouch! or Wow!, called?
Interjection
What is a struggle between opposing forces, which can be internal (character vs. self) or external (character vs. nature) called?
Conflict
What is the specific part of an essay's introduction paragraph that hooks the reader's attention before narrowing down to the thesis statement called?
Hook
What is an intentional, extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or comic effect called?
Hyperbole
What part of speech can describe a verb, adjective, or adverb? Hint: It often ends in -ly.
Adverb
What is it called when when a reader draws a logical conclusion based on textual evidence and prior knowledge, rather than being told directly?
Inferencing
What is it called when taking someone else's work, ideas, or words and passing them off as your own without proper credit?
Plagiarism
What is a brief, indirect reference to a well-known person, historical event, place, or piece of literature called?
Allusion