Essays
Stella By Starlight
Grammar
Figurative Language
Story Elements
100

This is the final paragraph in an essay. 

What is the conclusion. 

100

This is the name of the main character. 

Who is Stella. 

100

These words join clauses together like peanut butter and jelly.

What are the FANBOYS.

For, but, nor, but, or, yet, and so

100

This kind of figurative language compares using like or as.

What is a Simile.

100

This is where or when the story takes place. 

What is the setting. 

200

Adding these will help your essay flow easily between paragraphs. 

What are transition words. 

200
This causes conflict between characters in the story. 

What is racism. 

200
This kind of word modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective.

What is an adverb.

200

This kind of figurative language appears in poetry and repeats a consonant sound throughout the poem. 

What is repetition.

200

This is also called internal conflict between man and....

What is man vs. self. 

300
This is when you put text evidence in your own words. 

What is called paraphrasing. 

300

Stella Mills does not like to do this but is very good at it! 

What is writing. 

300

This kind of pronoun indicates specific nouns. There are four.

What is a demonstrative pronoun.

300

This kind of figurative language represents a sound in words.

What is Onomatopoeia.  

300

This is the turning point in the story where everything changes. 

What is the climax. 

400

In-text citations contain these to indicate the evidence did not come from your brain. 

What are quotation marks. 

400

This is the climax of the story. 

What is when Stella saves Hazel from drowning. 

400

This receives the action from a transitive verb. Think football....

What is the Direct Object.

400

This helps readers visualize the text. 

What is imagery. 

400

This refers to the inner motivations, feelings, attributes and actions of a character. 

What are character traits. 

500

This type of paragraph repeats three times in an essay and contains three different premises to support the claim. 

What are the body paragraphs. 

500

This group of people are threatening antagonists in the story. 

Who is the Klu Klux Klan. 

500

This kind of sentence gives an unknown subject a command. 

What is Imperative. 

500

This kind of figurative language is an exaggeration to create emphasis. 

What is Hyperbole. 

500

This part of the plot sets the plot in motion and comes before the rising action. 

What is the inciting event. 

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