Literary Terms
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
Clues in the text that support an answer
What is text evidence?
A sentence that is missing a subject or verb
What is a fragment?
This female rapper released the song Big Mama in 2024
Who is Latto?
The mascot of Southwest High School
Who are the Patriots?
The main message or lesson of a story
What is theme?
A conclusion(guess) based on hints and evidence
What is an inference
Two complete sentences joined incorrectly
What is a run on sentence?
This streaming service is known for shows like Stranger Things and Outer Banks
What is Netflix?
The name of the front desk receptionist
Who is Ms. Harris?
A struggle between characters or forces in a story
What is conflict?
The person or thing the story is mainly about
Who is the protagonist?
The punctuation mark used to show possession
What is an apostrophe?
This NBA superstar is known as Chef Curry
Who is Stephen Curry?
The name of the hall monitor
Who is Mr. Linder?
Words that appeal to the five senses
What is imagery?
The attention grabbing sentence at the beginning of an essay
What is a hook?
The type of writing that gives reasons and evidence to support a claim
What is argumentative writing?
This social media app is known for short videos, dances, and trends
What is TikTok?
The street Southwest High School is located on
What is Williamson Road?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view?
The reason an author writes a text
What is author’s purpose? *Bonus* Name them. (PIE)
The statement in an essay that explains the main argument or purpose
What is a thesis statement?
This artist released the album Cowboy Carter
Who is Beyonce?
Name all of the doctors in the building
Who are Dr. Gitschlag, Dr. Scruggs, Dr. Ogbuka, Dr. Denmark, and Dr. Andrews?