Literary
Techniques
Types of Writing
The Writing Processes
Essay Writing
Story Elements
100

Comparison of two unlike things that use like or as

What is a simile

100

Writing in which the writer explains something

What is informational writing

100

The last step in the writing process

What is publishing 

100

Thesis statement belongs in the _______ paragraph

What is the introduction

100

Time and place story took happens 

What is setting

200

Giving objects human characteristics

What is personification

200

Writing in which one must prove something

What is argumentative writing 

200

The first step in the writing process that is sometimes called brainstorming

What is prewriting

200

The Evidence to back up the thesis belongs in _______ paragraph(s)

What is in the body paragraphs

200

A series of events in a narrative that gradually build up toward the climax

What is rising action

300

The repetition of the initial (first) sound

What is alliteration 

300

Writing about one's personal experiences 

What is a narrative 

300

The step in which you fix small mistakes like spelling and grammar

What is editing

300

Explaining how the evidence proves your thesis is called Analysis and belongs in _______ paragraph(s)

What is body paragraphs

300

When you learn about the setting, characters, and the main character's life before the conflict

What is the exposition 

400

An object that has a more complex meaning 

What is symbolism 

400

Writing that should have no bias

What is informational writing

400

During this step, you just keep writing because you will fix it later

What is drafting

400

Putting in why it matters and wrapping it all up belongs in _______ paragraph(s)

What is conclusion

400

The outcome of the problem and brings the story to an end

What is the resolution

500

An implied comparison without using like or as

What is a metaphor

500

Words and phrases that are formal and scholarly

What is Academic Language

500

During this step, you use feedback and new ideas to make big changes. You move, cut, keep, and add to your work. 

What is revision

500

Quotation marks, page number, and line number are put around the evidence are called ________

What is citing

500

The turning point of the story 

What is the climax

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