Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
What is figurative language?
100
One of these can be measured or proven, but it doesn't have to be true.
What are facts?
100
This is when words or actions are contrary to what was expected.
What is irony?
100
The words spoken by a character or characters.
What is dialogue?
100
This is the magical book of answers, which you should use any time you don't know what a word means.
What is a dictionary?
200
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What is imagery?
200
One of these cannot be measured or proven.
What are opinions?
200
This is when the audience knows more about what's going on than some of the characters in a story.
What is dramatic irony?
200
This point of view uses "I" and the narrator is also part of the story.
What is first person?
200
This means that something is well-done, or that it works.
What is effective?
300
Using a physical object to represent abstract ideas.
What is symbolism?
300
This both summarizes -- providing the main idea of the passage -- and goes on to provide an opinion or evaluation of the subject.
What is a critique?
300
These provide information about how dialogue is delivered, what the characters are doing when they aren't talking, and what the stage should look like.
What are stage directions?
300
In this point of view, the character is not a part of the story and uses "he", "she", and "it" to tell the story.
What is third person?
300
This is the proof from the story, which will help you verify your answer in the multiple choice and which you must include in the short answer response.
What is evidence?
400
A group of lines in poetry, like paragraphs in an essay.
What is a stanza?
400
This organization establishes the reason something happened and discusses the consequences.
What is cause and effect?
400
The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. You determine this based on the author's choice of words.
What is tone?
400
This is like the main idea or moral of the story.
What is theme?
400
This is a sentence that establishes the topic of your essay and tells the readers what specific reasons you will be writing about.
What is a thesis?
500
This is a comparison between two things.
What is an analogy?
500
This organization structure is based on examining the similarities and differences of at least two subjects.
What is compare and contrast?
500
This refers to how the reader feels about the story. It describes the emotions evoked by the passaged.
What is mood?
500
This is the main character of the story, usually the good guy.
What is protagonist?
500
This is a type of word or phrase that connects the ideas in your essay and helps the reader understand your organization.