Literary Terms
What M compares one thing to another without using like or as?
Metaphor
What is the full name of Juliet's cousin?
Tybalt Capulet
What S is the type of reading you should do in a test?
Skimming and Scanning
A word that modifies a noun is called
An Adjective
What is the conjunction in the sentence "I want ice cream and cake!"
and
What P describes inanimate options as though they are human?
Personification
Complete the following sentence... "Two families .....
both alike in dignity
What O is what an author believes?
Opinion
True or False? Adverbs will always be beside the words that they modify in a sentence.
False
True or False, the following is a simple sentence.
"The dog loves me but hates you"
False
What C is a strong difference between two things?
Contrast
Who says the following line "These violent delights have violent ends"
Friar Lawrence
What A is the people who a text is aimed at?
Audience
______________ take the place of a noun
Pronouns
"Your hair is freshly cut hay" is an example of a
Metaphor
What A is the repetition of the sound at the beginning of words?
Alliteration
What S describes how dawn separating night from day is like the lark separating Romeo from Juliet?
Simile
What G is is the type of story being told?
Genre
What is the preposition in this sentence? "Plants were the first living things on Earth"
On
What M sums up the atmosphere of a poem?
Mood
What S is another words for a verse or paragraph in a poem?
Stanza
What S is the name of the speech that actors use to convey their innermost thoughts to the audience?
Soliloquy
What C are attitudes and feeling associated with words?
Connotations
Name each part of speech in the following sentence "Pretty, plump pigs partied hard"
Adj - Pretty, Plum Noun- Pigs Verb - Partied Adverb - hard
What is a proper noun and how do we identify them?
The name of a person, place or organisation. They are identified by their use of capital letters