Figurative Language
Parts of Speech
Mixed Bag
Parts of a Story
Literary Terms
100

Comparison using like or as

Simile

100

Person, place or thing 

noun

100

the common name for the symbol #

hashtag 

100

The time and place when a story happens

Setting 
100

A scene that interrupts the story to tell about the past

Flashback 

200

Giving human qualities to a non-living thing 

personification 

200

Action word 

Verb 

200

The most frequently used letter in the English language 

E

200

The sequence of events in a story 

Plot 

200

A hint about what might happen in the future of a story 

Foreshadowing 

300

Comparing without like or as

Metaphor

300

Describing word

Adjective 

300

"Spill the beans" and "Feel under the weather" are examples of 

Idioms 

300

The main problem in a story

Conflict 
300

The angle or perspective from which the story is told

Point of view 

400

When an item or idea represents something else

Symbol 

400

Describes an how an action is taken 

adverb

400
A sentence that goes on for too long and is not properly puncuated is a 

Run On 

400

The most exciting or critical turning point in a story 

Climax 

400

When the same sound repeats in the beginning of a group of words 

Alliteration 

500

When you say the opposite of what you mean to make a point 

Irony 

500

Word that takes the place of a noun

Pronoun 
500

A sentence that is too short and possibly missing punctuation or is improperly punctuated is a 

Fragment 

500

The final outcome of the story 

Resolution 

500

A reference to another literary work, historical fact, or person in a story 

Allusion 

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