English Terms 1
English Terms 2
Figurative Language
Literary Examples 1
Literary Examples 2
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Time and place in which a story happens. It can also be used to describe the period of time over which the story takes place
What is setting
100
The difference between what a character expects to happen and what really happens.
What is Irony
100
He fell for her like a ton of bricks.
What is Simile
100
The author's purpose of the following sentence: A five paragraph essay where a student argues that people should recycle and not litter
What is persuade
100
Dr. Knapp doesn’t want people to sit back and let the toad vanish. He believes that everyone is responsible for restoring the toad species. Dr. Knapp thinks we could help restore the toad population if we stop mowing parts of our lawns and let the grass grow wild to reserve space for the toad. He also believes we need to stop using pesticides and fertilizers. The chemicals kill the insects that toads eat. If we preserve some spaces in our lawns and stop using fertilizers, Dr. Knapp believes we can save the toads. What type of organizational pattern is this
What is problem and solution
200
A brief statement describing the major points of a longer piece of work.
What is summary
200
The point of greatest intensity in a narrative in which the main character aces the greatest opposition to achieving his or her goal.
What is climax
200
Javier is a class clown.
What is a metaphor.
200
The author's purpose of the following sentence: The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
What is to entertain
200

This is what type of genre? Robots have taken over the world.

What is science fiction?

300

When a character is struggling with his thoughts and emotions (you vs. you)

What is internal conflict?

300

When a character struggles with another person, event, or circumstance (self vs. supernatural or self vs. society)

What is external conflict?

300
The gentle wind softly kissed my cheeks as I walked.
What is personification
300
The author's purpose of the following sentence: The instructions for the board game, Monopoly.
What is to inform.
300

This is what type of genre? Princesses and Princes with talking animals.

What is fairy tale?

400

When a character from a scene in a movie, novel, etc., remembers a time earlier than the main story.

What is flashback?

400
A true life story written by the person that it happened to
What is Autobiography
400
That food was so hot that my ears were smoking.
What is a hyperbole
400

This organizational pattern explains why Jimmy falls fast asleep after eating too much turkey on Thanksgiving and doesn't realize he has slept over 10 hours. By the time he wakes up, he is late to work the next day! 

What is cause and effect?

400

This is what type of genre? Alecia wrote about Curtis's life as a rapper.

What is biography?

500
A literary device where an author provides the reader with clues that suggest what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing
500
A judgment based on your own knowledge as well as the information supplied by an author.
What is inference
500
The Brown Bomber was blown to bits.
What is alliteration
500

When I got home from school after a long boring day, I took out the peanut butter, jelly, and bread. After taking the lid off of the jars, I spread the peanut butter on one side of the bread and the jelly on the other, and then I put the two pieces of bread together. After that, I enjoyed it while watching “Cops” on the TV. I swear, that was the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich I ever ate. This is what type of organizational pattern?

What is chronological order

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This is what type of genre? A story about a boy who tries and fails at getting a date.

What is realistic fiction?

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