Literary Terms
Punctuation
Stories and their Authors
Capitalization and Transitions
Miscellaneous
100
a comparison that uses like or as
What is simile?
100
These marks show dialogue
What are quotation marks?
100
Heroes
Who is Robert Cormier?
100
This single-letter word is always capitalized
What is I?
100
two words that are spelled differently but pronounced the same
What are homophones?
200
a comparison that does not use like or as
What is a metaphor?
200
place this mark after yes or no when it begins a sentence
What is a comma?
200
The Scarlet Ibis
Who is James Hurst?
200
The Empire State Building is an example
What is a specific landmark?
200
a book that is based on facts
What is nonfiction?
300
a saying that cannot be taken literally or translated into another language
What is an idiom?
300
Place this piece of punctuation before the word but
What is a comma?
300
The Open Window
Who is Saki?
300
these specific days of the year
What are holidays, days of the week, and months?
300
examples include short stories, poems, and novels
What is fiction?
400
a big exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
400
Use this mark for a question
What is a question mark?
400
Night
Who is Elie Wiesel
400
the word in this sentence that is a transition: I would like to go to the movies, but I have to study for my science mid-term exam.
What is but?
400
descriptive words
What are adjectives?
500
when an author paints pictures with words
What is imagery?
500
(the name of this type of punctuation)
What is parenthesis?
500
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the Moon Marigolds
Who is Paul Zindel?
500
a transitional phrase that could go in the front of this sentence: ______________, I need to walk the dog.
What is in addition or a similar phrase?
500
another phrase for a circle graph
What is a pie chart?
M
e
n
u