Begins with "C"
Begins with "E"
Begins with "F"
Begins with "S"
Begins with "T"
100
a quality possessed by a character
What is character trait
100
a newspaper article that gives an opinion on a topical issue
What is editorial
100
a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral
What is fable
100
descriptions that appeal to sight, smell, sound, taste and touch
What is sensory details
100
the attitude an author expresses toward a subject
What is tone
200
the methods by which an author reveals character traits and actions
What is characterization.
200
the parts of a story (setting, character, plot, theme...)
What is elements
200
a piece of writing, made up by the author, that is not based on fact
What is fiction
200
time and place of the story
What is setting
200
in writing, a smooth passing from one subject to another
What is transition
300
the highest point of tension in the conflict of the story
What is climax
300
a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic or interpretative
What is an essay
300
words or phrases that express something other than their literal meaning
What is figurative language
300
a short work of fiction, usually meant to be read in one sitting, that has one plot and a limited number of characters
What is short story
300
an idea, question, or message explored by an author in a text
What is theme
400
the emotion that a word carries apart from its dictionary definition
What is connotation
400
A passage or segment taken from a longer work
What is excerpt
400
a point of view in which a narrator is the main character and uses the pronoun "I"
What is first person
400
comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is simile
400
a point of view using the pronouns "he", "she", or "they", in which the narrator tells the story through the thoughts of one character
What is third person limited
500
a word or sentence that helps define an unknown word
What is context clue
500
a struggle that occurs between two forces
What is external conflict
500
returning to an earlier time for the purpose of making something in the present more clear
What is flashback
500
a technique in which a concrete object represents an abstract idea
What is symbolism
500
a point of view using the pronouns "he", "she", or "they", in which the narrator knows what every character does, says, and thinks
What is third person omnisicient
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