Literary Terms
Anatomy of an Essay
Greek Mythology
Greek Roots
Latin Roots
100
An implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant
What is irony?
100
The main parts of an essay
What is the introduction, body, and conclusion
100
Supreme ruler of the Olympic Gods
Who is Zeus?
100
Bio (biology, biography)
What is "life"
100
Aud (audible, audio)
What is "hear"
200
The struggle found in fiction
What is conflict?
200
A list of resources used in academic writing
What is a bibliography?
200
Zeus's sister and wife
Who is Hera?
200
Phon (telephone, phonetic, phonics)
What is "sound"
200
Mob/Mot (automobile, mobility, motion)
What is "move"
300
The general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express
What is theme?
300
Also known as an argument, this type of essay is used to convince the reader of a writer’s argument(s) relating to a debatable issue
What is a persuasive essay
300
God of the Seas and Water
Who is Poseidon?
300
Photo (photograph, photosynthesis)
What is "light"
300
Dict (diction, dicatate)
What is "speak"
400
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature
What is foreshadowing?
400
A sentence or two in your text that contains the focus of your essay
What is a thesis statement?
400
God of the Underworld/Dead
Who is Hades?
400
Therm (thermostat, themometer)
What is "heat"
400
Cred (credibility, credit)
What is "belief, trust"
500
Language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching
What is imagery?
500
A formal system used to think about and organize your paper
What is an outline?
500
Goddess of Wisdom and War
Who is Athena?
500
Scop (telescope, microscope)
What is "see"
500
Pli (pliable, ply, pliant)
What is "fold or bend"
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