A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
What is mood?
100
A group of words that can stand on its own as a sentence: it has a subject, a verb, and is a complete thought. For example, He ran.
What is an independent clause?
100
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. For example, "My grandmother is as old as the hills."
What is a hyperbole?
100
The pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other. Therefore, it is the pattern of end rhymes or lines.
What is rhyme scheme?
100
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
What is an inference?
200
In written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.
What is tone?
200
A group of words that also contains a subject and a verb, but it is not a complete thought. Because it is not a complete thought, it cannot stand on its own as a sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
200
This occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. For example, “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers”.
What is an alliteration?
200
No set meter, which is the rhythm of the words, no rhyme scheme, or any particular structure. Some poets would find this liberating, being able to whimsically change your mind, while others feel like they could not do a good job in that manner.
What is a free verse poem?
200
Their meanings and other words that are formed by adding prefixes and/or suffixes to these building blocks.
What is a root word?
300
The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
Some synonyms are:storyline, story, scenario, action, thread
What is plot?
300
A noun or pronoun (often with modifiers) set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it.
What is an appositive?
300
A figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and primarily used of one thing is applied to another For example, "the curtain of night", "all the world's a stage".
What is a metaphor?
300
A humorous poem consisting of five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables while rhyming and having the same verbal rhythm. The third and fourth lines only have to have five to seven syllables, and have to rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm.
What is a limerick poem?
300
The inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle.
Some synonyms are:conclusion, inference, supposition, hypothesis, assumption, presumption;
What is deduction?
400
A struggle between a character and an outside force, or a struggle between and an inside force.
What is conflict?
400
Contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
400
When a person or author makes an indirect reference in speech, text, or song to an event or figure. For example, "Don't be a Scrooge!" and "You're a regular Einstein."
What is an allusion?
400
A group of lines within a poem; the blank line between stanzas is known as a stanza break. Like lines, there is no set length.
What is a stanza?
400
Examples: Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.(chronological)
Linux and Windows are both operating systems. Computers use them to run programs. Linux is totally free and open source, so users can improve or otherwise modify the source code. Windows is proprietary, so it costs money to use and users are prohibited from altering the source code.(compare and contrast)
What is informational text structure?
500
The action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter.
Some synonyms are:solution to, answer to, end to, ending to, settlement of, conclusion to
What is resolution?
500
A compound sentence has two simple sentences. The clauses are connected one of two ways: with a coordinator or coordinating conjunction, or with a semicolon. For example, “He went to the party after he did his chores.”
What is a compound sentence?
500
A figure of speech that compares two things that are alike in some way using the words “like” or “as”.
What is a simile?
500
A form of poetry that tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well; the entire story is usually written in metered verse. The poems that make up this genre may be short or long, and the story it relates to may be complex.
What is a narrative poem?
500
Supported by factual, verifiable information such as statistics, specific examples, and personal testimony (also called anecdotes). Many factual claims do not make interesting claims because they are too easily verified by our senses.
For example, "The current temperature is above 0° Fahrenheit.", and "Sunshine is warm."