Grammar & Syntax
This part of speech is used to describe or modify a noun or pronoun.
Adjective
This English playwright and poet is often called the "Bard of Avon" and wrote Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet.
Shakespeare
This device involves giving human qualities to non-human things, such as "the wind whispered."
Personification
A technique in which a character addresses the audience directly
Breaking the fourth wall
This author wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and loved creating strange, funny characters.
Roald Dahl
This sentence structure includes a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.
Simple sentence
This 19th-century English author wrote Pride and Prejudice and is known for her biting social commentary and witty dialogue.
Jane Austen
This term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a series.
Alliteration
This dramatic technique involves a sudden shift in mood or tone, often used to create surprise or emphasize a dramatic change.
Plot twist
This novel by Mary Shelley tells the story of a scientist who creates a living creature, leading to tragic consequences.
These types of conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance, such as "and," "but," and "or."
Coordinating conjunctions
This American author is famous for writing The Great Gatsby, a novel set in the Roaring Twenties.
F Scott Fitzgerald
In a metaphor, a comparison is made without using this word.
Like or as
This type of play, often associated with ancient Greek theatre, typically involves serious themes and a tragic ending, where the protagonist meets a downfall due to a flaw or fate.
Tragedy
This famous book by J.K. Rowling is about a boy who discovers he is a wizard.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
This type of verb shows action or a state of being and changes according to the subject.
Linking verb
This author wrote 'Tales from the Arabian Nights'
Donna Abela
This type of irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not.
Dramatic irony
What is the technique where a character is aware they are a character in a text?
Metafiction
This author wrote The Hunger Games, a story about a girl named Katniss who fights to survive.
Suzanne Collins
This punctuation mark is used to indicate possession or a contraction, as in "John's book" or "don't."
Apostrophe
This famous English novelist is known for his dystopian works like 1984 and Animal Farm.
George Orwell
A type of metaphor that continues over several lines or even the entire work, often found in epic poetry.
Extended metaphor
A drama technique often used by Shakespeare where a character talks directly to the audience for an extended time
Monologue
In this novel by Harper Lee, a girl named Scout learns about fairness and standing up for what’s right.
To Kill a Mockingbird