Literary Terms
Literary Terms (2)
Prefixes
Literary Terms (3)
Literary Terms (4)
100
an account of a conversation or action that happened before the beginning of a story, or at an earlier point
What is flashback
100
a type of literature
What is Genre?
100
anti-
What is the "opposite of"
100
describe how two or more things are alike and different
What is compare and contrast?
100
to make an overstatement or stretch the truth
What is Exaggeration
200
the order in which events happen in time
What is chronological order
200
example - The mother dressed her daughter in her rain coat, rain boots and gave her an umbrella. We were not directly told that it was raining outside, so what did we do to guess it was raining.
What is inference?
200
com-, co-, col-, con-, cor-
What is together?
200
identify one or more problems and then describe one or more ways to solve each problem
What is problem and solution
200
a device used in literature to present action that occurred before the beginning of the story
What is flashback
300
the technique of hinting about something that will occur later in a story.
What is forshadowing?
300
a collection of events that tells a story
What is a Narrative?
300
across or change states
What is trans-
300
words that can mean more than one thing
What is multiple meaning words
300
a device in literature where an object represents and idea (dove = peace)
What is symbolism
400
a feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by a reader.
What is suspense?
400
main character or lead figure in a story.
What is protagonist?
400
before
What is pre-
400
describes items or events in order or tells the steps to follow or do something
What is sequencing
400
Define T.A.G
What is turn the statement into a question, answer the question and go back into the reading for additional information.
500
a person who is telling a story
What is narrator?
500
a character in a story or poem that frustrates, or work against the main character.
What is an antagonist?
500
post
What is after?
500
showing how one events leads to another
What is cause and effect
500
define PSSA
What is Pennslyvania System of School Assessment
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