Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
Grammar 1
Grammar 2
Miscellaneous
100
Explains the details about a character in a story
What are character traits?
100
The way a writer writes. Begins with an S
What is style?
100
A word that names aperson, place, thing, or idea. Examples: dog cat chair
What is a noun?
100
This type of noun means a general and NOT specific person place, or thing. Example: cola (and NOT Coke)
What is a common noun?
100
An example would be, "your words like knives"
What is a simile?
200
Author's attitude Begins with a T
What is tone?
200
A thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes... Begins with a P
What is personification?
200
A word that names a specific person, place, or thing. Examples: Mt. Rushmore Kokomo President Obama
What is proper noun?
200
This takes the place of a noun in a sentence. It is the word "his" in the sentence: Joe threw his football.
What is a pronoun?
200
This is a type of noun that can be experienced with your senses. Examples: dirt water perfume
What is a concrete noun?
300
Emotional atmosphere of a story or poem.
What is mood?
300
The first is a comparison using "like" or "as." The second is a comparison, such as, "It is the East and Juliet is the sun." 2 Answers
What is a simile? What is a metaphor?
300
A word that modifies or describes a noun Adjective OR Adverb?
What is an adjective?
300
The part of speech for the word, "bright" in the phrase, "bright blue ball." It describes how blue the ball is.
What is an adverb?
300
The repetition of vowel sounds in words, such as "The kite in the sky is high and dry." VOWEL sounds, not consonant sounds
What is assonance?
400
An idea that a writer repeats in his/her work Begins with a T
What is theme?
400
The repetition of consonants in the middle or end of words-such as, "little metal in the kettle." Big clue in the statement above!
What is consonance?
400
A word that modifies or describes an adjective, verb, or another adverb Big clue in the statement above.
What is an adverb?
400
The part of speech for the word "fourteen" in the phrase, "fourteen hotdogs."
What is an adjective?
400
The correct word to fill in the blank in this sentence: Who OR Whom wrote the poem we read in class yesterday?
What is "Who"?
500
Ordinary language, as opposed to poetry. Begins with a P
What is prose?
500
This is the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words. Often known as tongue-twisters Begins with an A
What is alliteration?
500
A noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object- Hint: it is NOT a concrete noun Examples: love freedom
What is an abstract noun?
500
Type of noun that names a collection or a number of people or things- Examples: cattle (group of cows) troop (group of soldiers or Girlscouts)
What is a collective noun?
500
The correct word to fill in the blank in this sentence: To who OR whom did he dedicate his love poem?
What is "whom"?
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