Literary Terms
This is the message/lesson of a literary work.
What is theme?
The events of a story arranged in sequence.
What is plot?
Writing meant to inform, entertain, or persuade.
What is author’s purpose?
The word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
The first sentence of an essay that grabs attention.
What is a hook?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
An educated guess.
What is inference?
This rhetorical appeal relies on credibility and trust.
What is ethos?
A word that shows action or a state of being.
What is a verb?
A sentence that states the main claim of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
What is personification?
A character who changes significantly in the story.
What is a dynamic character?
This rhetorical appeal uses logic and facts.
What is logos?
Identify the error: “Heather likes pizza and she likes pasta.”
What is comma usage?
The sentence that sums up a body paragraph.
What is a summary/conclusion?
When the audience knows something a character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
The perspective from where the narrator tells the story.
What is first person point of view?
This rhetorical appeal uses emotion.
What is pathos?
Identify the type of sentence: “Although it rained, we played soccer.”
What is a complex sentence?
Evidence must always be followed by this.
What is explanation?
The struggle between opposing forces in a story.
What is conflict?
The hints or clues that suggest what will happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
Additional information in writing used to illustrate a point in an argument.
What is an anecdote/analogy/rethoric?
The correct form: “Their/There/They’re going to the movies.”
What is They’re?
The process of checking and improving grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
What is editing?