Short Stories
News Articles
Pronouns
Literary Devices
Miscellaneous
100

This is the most exciting part of a short story.

The climax.

100

This is usually the first thing somebody sees on a news article.

Headline.

100

An example of the first subjective, singular.

I.
100

A comparison using like or as.

Simile.

100

Can quotations stand on their own?

No.

200
These are developed quickly because of the short nature of short stories.

Characters.

200

This is used to provide context from somebody who was there.

Quote.

200

An example of the third subjective singular.

He/She/It.

200

An implied comparison.

Metaphor.

200

This is the home of the Greek Olympians.

Mount Olympus.

300

These are the names for the main character and his/her nemesis in short stories.

Protagonist and antagonist.

300

This is written below a photo to describe it.

Caption.

300

Three examples of an interrogative pronoun.

Who, what, when, why, where, whatever.

300

An inquiry that isn't expected to be answered.

Rhetorical question.

300

In a news article, this indicates who was responsible for writing the article.

Byline.

400

This is the underlying message or lesson in a short story.

Theme.

400

The structure of a news article looks like this.

An inverted triangle.

400

The noun to which the pronoun refers.

The antecedent.

400

Assonance.

The repetition of vowel sounds.

400

An example of second-person point of view.

You.
500

This is another way to describe the falling action.

Denouement.  

500

This sentence describes each of the 5 Ws.

The lede/lead.

500

One example of reciprocal pronouns.

Each other, one another.

500

"By the mighty power of Zeus" is an example of:

Allusion.

500

This method helps when remembering how to structure a paragraph.

The PEEL method.

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