Important Words
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Know These Terms
100
Whisper, hush, boom, and crackle are all examples of this. 


What is Onomatopoeia? 
100

The brittle willow branches kidnapped my stocking cap as I ran through the forest. 

What is Personification?
100
The order of events in a story. 
What is the Plot?
100
A conversation between two or more people in a story. 
What is Dialogue?
100
The young, pretty damsel finds the flashlight and goes outside to investigate the spooky and curious noise. Oh, and she's alone, in a cabin, in the woods, and everyone she's come to the cabin with has died. 
What is Foreshadowing?
200
The clouds were like bright, fluffy cotton balls. 
What is a Simile?
200
Jimmy was a tall, rugged, Scandinavian lad with a nasty disposition and a knack for getting into bar fights.  
What is Characterization?
200
Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, Horror and Fantasy are all examples of this. 
What is Genre?
200
The way an author writes a piece of literature. Sometimes you can tell who the author is because of how the story is written. 
What is Style?
200
An expression that is clear only to those who are familiar with the language of its origin. 
What is an Idiom?
300
Using words and phrases that appeal to the senses, creating a word picture. 
What is Imagery?
300

That test was as easy as pie. 

What is a Cliche?
300
Alienation, Good vs. Evil, and Coming of Age are all examples of this. 
What is Theme?
300
There are roaches infesting the office of a pest control service. 
What is irony?
300

When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge and refused to buy anything that wasn't necessary.

What is an Allusion?
400
Words that affect a meaning other than the usual or literal meaning of the words. An "umbrella" category of literary terms. 
What is Figurative Language?
400
The comparison of one thing to another without using like or as.
What is a Metaphor?
400
What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young. 

-George Bernard Shaw

What is Paradox?
400
Don't blame Jane for the pain in your brain. That's lame. 
What is Assonance?
400
The difference between bar and saloon. 
What is Connotation?
500
I could sleep for a thousand days, I am so tired. 
What is Hyperbole?
500
That is seriously funny!
What is an Oxymoron?
500
He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts. 
What is Consonance?
500
Trashy Turtleneck Tammy and her tacky two-timing boyfriend Two-Ton Tommy took the train to Toledo to transport ten torpedoes. 
What is Alliteration?
500
Put to sleep, ethnic cleansing, and relocation center are all examples of what?
What is a Euphemism?
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