Random Literary Terms 1
This is the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told.
What is POINT OF VIEW?
What do you call the outcome of the conflict in a plot?
What is the RESOLUTION?
This type of writing tells about imaginary characters and events. Short stories and novels are included in this type of writing, which includes characters, dialogue, settings, and plots.
(Hint: begins with an "f")
What is FICTION?
This part of speech can modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb by telling where, when, how, or to what extent.
What is an ADVERB?
This is the MOST IMPORTANT part of your introduction paragraph. It includes your ANSWER to the question, along with the points you will be making in each body paragraph.
What is a THESIS STATEMENT?
This is the perspective told by a character who uses the pronouns "I" and "me."
This is a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of elements of nature. This type of tale is part of the oral tradition. Every ancient culture has its own tales.
What is a MYTH?
This is another word for author's word choice.
(Hint: begins with a "d")
What is DICTION?
What is the difference between a PRONOUN and a PROPER NOUN?
A pronoun is a word that stands for one or more nouns (ex.: he, we, them), and a proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing (ex.: Jahmill Meadows, Universal Institute CS, Dr. Johnson)
What are the parts of an introduction paragraph?
This is a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
This is the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject. Adjectives such as "formal," "informal," "serious," or "playful" can be used to describe this.
What is the author's TONE?
This is the author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story. Writers use this to build their readers' expectations and to create suspense.
What is FORESHADOWING?
A ___________ is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. It lacks an independent clause.
(Hint: begins with an "f")
What is a FRAGMENT?
Read the following words/phrases: to begin, in addition, to continue, next, finally, in conclusion.
These are examples of what?
What are TRANSITION WORDS?
This is the feeling created in a reader by a piece of writing. Writers can create this feeling by using imagery, word choice, and descriptive details.
What is MOOD?
True or False?
What is TRUE?
This is the use of vivid "word pictures" writers use to appeal to the five senses.
(Hint: begins with an "i")
What is IMAGERY?
What is the comparative form of "good"?
What is BETTER?
How should you begin your conclusion paragraph?
Restate your thesis.
What is the difference between DENOTATION and CONNOTATION?
The denotation of a word is its dictionary meaning, and the connotation of a word is the set of ideas associated with it in addition to its direct meaning.
What do you call a contradiction between what HAPPENS and what is EXPECTED?
(Hint: begins with an "i")
What is IRONY?
The use of sarcasm is an example of which type of irony?
What is VERBAL IRONY?
What is the superlative form of "crafty"?
What is CRAFTIEST?
What are the parts of a body paragraph?
(Don't skip any parts!)
transition and topic sentence, details/examples, evidence, explanation, closing sentence