Literary Terms
Poetry Terms
Vocabulary-You Give Word
Vocabulary-You Give Definition
Grammar Terms
100
The beginning of a story when the setting, basic situation, and characters are introduced.
What is exposition.
100
Figurative language which is a comparison of unlike things using like or as.
What is a simile.
100
Means to go aboard; to make a start.
What is embark.
100
The definition for commodious.
What is roomy and spacious.
100
A person, place, or thing.
What is a noun.
200
When the opposite of what you would expect happens.
What is irony.
200
Use of exaggeration.
What is hyperbole.
200
What means out of date; no longer in use?
What is obsolete.
200
The definition of inclement.
What is stormy, harsh.
200
Describes a verb and usually ends in ly.
What is an adverb.
300
A narrator who can tell you more than one person's thoughts.
What is third person omniscient.
300
Repetition of consonant sounds.
What is alliteration.
300
What means deeply affecting, touching?
What is poignant.
300
Definition of cogent.
What is forceful; to the point.
300
Punctuation mark that precedes a list.
What is a colon.
400
The wrap up/end event in a story.
What is the resolution.
400
The author's attitude toward the work.
What is tone.
400
What means skillful?
What is deft.
400
Definition of abhor.
What is to hate deeply.
400
A sentence that does not contain a complete thought.
What is a fragment.
500
When the reader knows something the characters don't which creates a twist.
What is dramatic irony.
500
Descriptive language using the five senses.
What is imagery.
500
What means to position or arrange?
What is deploy.
500
Definition of parsimonious.
What is stingy, miserly.
500
An example of a pronoun.
What is he, she, it, they, we...
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