Affixes, Grammar, Punctuation, Mechanics, and other ELA Terms
The Narrative and Reading
Poetry, Prose, and identification
Writing (essays, research papers, and more)
100
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is an idiom?
100
Preview has an example of this type of word part.
What is a prefix?
100
"Finally, after much tension, the man proposed to the woman, changing everything to this tale" is an example of this point in the narrative structure.
What is a climax?
100
"There once was a boy
Who had a really cool toy"
This is automatically hinting that this passage is this type of writing.
What is poetry?
100
Before you even start an essay, you need to engage the reader by speaking broadly, connecting to a bigger world issue, or somehow connecting with the reader. This is called....
What is a hook?
200
"The police officer's son got arrested last night for burglary" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is irony?
200
This punctuation mark is used to connect two very familiar phrases into one sentence.
What is a semi-colon?
200
"Once upon a time" signifies the beginning of a story, also called this point in the narrative structure.
What is exposition?
200
Harry Potter and The Hunger Games are all types of this writing.
What is prose?
200
If you do not cite your sources and you use someone else's own words with quotation, you are...
What is plagiarism?
300
"As the wind flowed throughout the land, it whispered warnings in my ear of what is to come" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
300
The following sentence is missing this key punctuation mark: "There are so many obstacles I face going to school today being sick, having my dog run away, and not being on talking terms with my best friend." (Hint: look at where the sentence becomes a run-on, and name the punctuation mark needed for it to make sense.)
What is a colon?
300
The main point, or message, in a story by an author is called this. (It starts with a t, and no, it's not thesis.)
What is the theme?
300
"When I asked my friend if he could come out and play, he said, 'no, I am as sick as a dog.'" Other than a simile, this other literary term is in the friend's response.
What is a cliche?
300
In order to make your essay better and help prove your point more, you need to find information for the text and insert it in your essay. Once you do that, you need to use these punctuation marks.
What are quotation marks?
400
Sarcasm is also considered a form of this type of figurative language.
What is irony?
400
Word part for "revived"
What is neo?
400
Word parts can sometimes help you understand a word when you don't know the word by breaking down the word parts you know. These can help you understand the context of the passage. These are are called c______ c_______.
What are context clues?
400
"There are so many clouds in the sky; it will probably rain" is an example of this literary term
What is foreshadowing?
400
The most important thing to the essay. Period. End of story.
What is the thesis statement?
500
"We ran across the field but saw a rat, so I stopped and yelled, 'hold your horses!' to my friend" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is an idiom?
500
A word that sounds the same but has different meaning (example: they're, their, there).
What is a homophone?
500
When a friend asks you to tell him or her about a movie, he or she is most likely asking you to __________ the story.
What is a summary? (summarize)
500
This is basically a paragraph for a poem.
What is a stanza?
500
"I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED MUSIC, ever since my brother introduced me to it." In terms of cause and effect, what is the captialized part?