What is two objects being compared with "like" or "as": i.e. she is cute as a button.
100
Phrase
What is a group of words lacking a subject or a verb.
100
Resolution
What is the end of the story; it concludes the action.
100
Vivid Word Choice
What is the he specific words chosen to create images, capture a reader's attention and make the story memorable.
100
The Cheat
What is a book: put in italics or underline
200
Alliteration
What is the same sound device at the beginning of a series of words: i.e. Sally sells seashells down by the seashore.
200
Clause
What is a group of words with both a subject and a verb.
200
Climax
What is the turning point of the story when the plot changes for better or for worse for the main characters.
200
Descriptive Details
What is sensory details which provide a stronger sense of detail and imagery.
200
Johnny asked, "What are you getting for Christmas."
What is a question mark after Christmas.
300
Onomatopoeia
What is sound words that make the sound they resemble: i.e. BOOM!
300
Adjective Clause
What is clause beginning with a relative pronoun modifying a noun or a pronoun.
300
Plot
What is the sequence of events in the story (what happens)
300
Supporting Details
What is details supporting the main topic or topics of the essay or paragraph; evidence
300
Hamlet was written by Shakespeare and he wrote many other plays.
What is a comma after Shakespeare or before the conjunction and. These are two independent clauses.
400
Metaphor
What is the comparison of two objects by using was/were or is/are: i.e. The assignment was a breeze.
400
Adverb Clause
What is a clause beginning with a subordinating conjunction modifying an adjective, a verb, or another adverb.
400
Tone
What is the author's attitude toward a subject.
400
Elaboration
What is details expanded upon to enhance the understanding of the passage.
400
Formula for Complex Sentences
What is 1 Dependent Clause + 2 Independent Clauses + comma and conjunction or a semicolon.
500
Personification
What is inanimate objects given human qualities: i.e. The sun danced across my blinds.
500
Noun Clause
What is a subordinate clause used as a noun. May function as a subject, predicate nominative, object of a preposition, direct object, or indirect object.
500
Exposition
What is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story.
500
Organization
What is the arrangement of a text or passage put in the best possible way to convey what the passage is about.
500
Which word is a collective noun?
The students flock to the courtyard in between classes.
What is none of the above: flock is being used as a verb.