Literary Terms
Using human characteristics to describe non-human things. (example: the sun kissed her cheek)
What is personification?
What is a stanza?
The main idea of your essay is called a -
What is claim or thesis?
The hero of the story.
What is protagonist?
Where should the comma go in this statement:
She wasn't happy but she wasn't sad, either.
Where is after "happy" ?
The main idea of a text, typically something universal. (examples: love, family, power)
What is theme?
The acronym we used to analyze poetry.
What is SWIFT?
The number of paragraphs you should have in an informational essay.
What is four?
This character experiences a transformation and/or learns a life lesson.
What is a dynamic character?
Fill in the blanks with the correct your/you're:
I hope _____ having a great time on vacation with _____ family.
What is: you're, your?
A mild or indirect expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when talking about something unpleasant. (example: saying someone got laid off from their job instead of fired)
What is a euphemism?
A line having no end punctuation that runs on to the next line.
What is enjambment?
Name at least two major differences between any of the three types of essays.
What is: Zinger (informational) vs. Call to Action (argumentative), including a counterclaim (argumentative), including a greeting and closing (correspondence)?
This character has 1-2 character traits and is often included in the story as comedic relief.
What is a flat character?
What needs to change in this sentence to have correct subject-verb agreement:
The Harwood principals every day at lunch forces students to quickly eat and complete their missing work.
What is: The Harwood principals every day at lunch force students to quickly eat and complete their missing work.
A seemingly contradictory statement that, upon further thought, proves to be true. (example: even when I lose, I'm winning)
What is a paradox?
What is an iamb?
The two elements of a counterclaim and what they do:
What are concession (give a good point from the other side) and rebuttal (BUT, my side is better and here's why)?
What three character descriptors best describe Shrek?
What are round, dynamic, protagonist?
Correctly add an apostrophe in this sentence:
All the turtles shells were identical.
Where is after the "s" in "turtles" ?
A group of words established by using them together; they don't make sense apart. (example: raining cats and dogs)
What is an idiom?
The meaning of each letter of the acronym "SWIFT" used to analyze poetry.
What is: structure, word choice, imagery, figurative language, theme
The three acronyms for an essay and what each letter stands for include:
What is A (attention grabber), B (bridge), C (claim); T (topic sentence), E (evidence), A (analysis), W (wrap it up); X (explain thesis again), Y (why the reader should care), Z (zinger) or C (call to action)?
Name the 6 points on a plot diagram.
What is Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution?
Should affect or effect go in the blank?
Yesterday's solar eclipse had a major _____ on traffic conditions in town.
What is effect?