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100

people, places, things

What are nouns?

100

The beginning of a story; getting to know characters 

What is exposition?

100

punctuation that must be included to connect coordinating conjunctions

What is a comma?

100
Greek word meaning "character"

What is Ethos?

100

a usually recurring salient thematic element; a dominant idea or central theme.

Who is motif?

200

actions

What are verbs?

200

Things start to get more interesting in the story

What is rising action?

200

these types of nouns must be capitalized

What are proper nouns?

200

Moral of the story; Universal message being conveyed

What is theme?

200

an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist.

Who is William Shakespeare?

300
connects words, phrases, or clauses

What are conjunctions?

300
the most exciting part of a story

What is the climax?

300
Every sentence needs to have this at the end.

What is punctuation (period, exclamation point, or a question mark?

300

Claim, Evidence and Interpretation

What is CEI?
300

an account of a person's life written by that person.

What is an autobiography?

400

describe verbs

adverbs

400

Things start to take care of themselves; problems start to be solved

What is falling action?

400

The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

What is Onomatopoeia?

Example: The clap of thunder went bang and scared my poor dog.

400

Evaluating the personality traits of a particular character in a story.

What is character analyzation?

400

In writing, this is used to describe a story that begins right in the middle of the plot or action. For example, in a fantasy, the story might open with the dragon chasing the main characters.

What is in media res?

500
describe nouns

adjectives

500

The end of a story

What is the resolution? 

500

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that are often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses)

What is simile?

500

 a short statement or paragraph that tells what something is about but does not include irrelevant details or your opinions.

What is an objective summary?

500

the style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.

What is diction?

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