Fiction
Nonfiction
Propaganda
& Rhetorical Appeals
Figurative Language
General
100

The person telling a story.

Who is the narrator?

100

A factual written account of a person's life.

What is a biography?

100

The goal of propaganda.

What is to influence or persuade readers?

100

The use of language to activate the reader's senses

What is Imagery?

100

Words/phrases in a sentence/paragraph that help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

What are Context Clues?

200

When the author gives clues or hints as to what will happen in the future.

What is Foreshadowing?

200

A piece of information that is explicitly true.

What is a fact?

200

The three rhetorical appeals and their meanings. 

What are...

Ethos: Appeals to a sense of credibility. 

Pathos: Appeals to emotions. 

Logos: Appeals to a sense of logic or reasoning. 

200

An extreme exaggeration

What is Hyperbole?

200

A word with a similar meaning and usage as another word.

What is a Synonym?

300

A device in literature where an object represents an idea

What is symbolism?

300

Nonfiction text written primarily to convey factual information.

What is an Informational Text?

300

Making fun of an opposing company's quality or credibility.

What is Name-Calling?

300

A reference to a well-known person, place, or event

What is an Allusion?

300

A word with a dissimilar meaning and usage as another word.

What is an Antonym?
400

The key characteristic of a third-person limited point of view.

What is knowledge limited to one character?

400

A written account of the author's life based on memories and emotions.

What is a memoir?

400

An endorsement from someone famous or well-respected.

What is a Testimonial?

400

A literary device where the same word sound is created at the beginning of successive words

What is Alliteration? 

400

The three components of style.

What are Syntax, Diction, and Tone?

500

A recuring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work.

What is a Motif?

500

Text that includes literary elements and devices usually found in fiction, but reports on actual persons, places, or events.

What is literary non-fiction?

500

Encouraging you to do something because "Everyone else is doing it."

What is a Bandwagon?

500
The same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses.

What is an Anaphora?

500

When something occurs that is the opposite of what is expected to occur.

What is Irony? 

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