Literary Terms
An indirect reference to an outside work.
What is an allusion?
12 point, Times New Roman
What is the proper font and font size for MLA formatting?
A word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase
"Down" and "under" are examples of this.
What is a preposition?
Ideas, symbols, story patterns, or characters that are universal across cultures
What is the definition of "archetypal?"
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Writer's name, teacher's name, date, and class.
What is the proper heading for MLA formatting?
These connect words, phrases, and clauses.
(FANBOYS)
What are conjunctions?
Using cleverness and intelligence to trick or deceive people
Cunning
Giving nonhuman things, humanlike qualities.
What is personification?
Writer's last name.
What is the proper header for MLA format?
A group of words with meaning. It is MISSING a subject, a verb, or both
What is a phrase?
Upset, worried, or disappointed because of something unpleasant or unexpected.
Dismayed
A simile where heroic or epic events are compared to something familiar in nature or everyday life, and they use imagery to allow the audience to "see" the scenes.
What is a Homeric simile?
Double spacing
What is the proper spacing for MLA format?
A group of words with a complete thought
Independent Clause
Wrestle or struggle with, physically or mentally
Grapple
A descriptive word or phrase that's often used in place of a person, place, or thing's name
What is an epithet?
(Author's last name page#).
What is the proper in-text citation format?
A group of words with an incomplete thought. These start with subordinating conjunctions
Dependent Clause
Exaggerated pride or self-confidence
Hubris