Grammar
Grammar
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
100

A general person, place, thing, or idea. 

common noun
100

a word used to replace a common noun or proper noun

Pronoun

100

The main character is the 

protagonist 

100

What signpost occurs when a character gets advice from another.

Words of Wisdom

100

Groups of lines or the paragraphs in poems are called 

Stanzas

200

Specific person, place, thing or idea

proper noun

200

a word that shows action in a sentence

verb

200

When something is used to represent something bigger

symbolism 

200
The message or lesson in a story is the 

theme

200

How a poem rhymes is called the 

rhyme scheme

300

a word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea

Adjective 

300

Identify the verb in this sentence:

Raizel jumped on the bus for school. 

jumped 

300

What signpost is similar to a flashback 

Memory Moment 
300

"I have told you a million times" is an example of 

hyperbole

300

Language used to appeal to the 5 sense, puts a picture in your head, is called

Imagery 

400

Refers to a group of people, animals, or things. Example: Flock

Collective noun

400

Identify the adjective in this sentence:

I have happy memories with my grandma.

happy

400

Hints or clues about what will happen next 

Foreshadowing 

400

The feeling of the reader is the 

mood

400

Shooting, stopping, skipping to the hoop


Is an example of 

Alliteration 

500

A noun that we cannot appeal to the 5 senses. Cannot be touched. Is an IDEA. Example: Love

Abstract 

500

Book/Novel titles get _________

Poem and short story titles get ________

Italicized/underlined

Quotation Marks 

500

The feeling of excitement or uncertainty 

Suspense 

500

List the sequence of the plot diagram starting with EXPOSITION

  1. exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

500

List the 4 types of conflict and a brief description of each.

1. person vs self

2. person vs person

3. Person vs nature

4. person vs society 

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