Context Clues
Literary Terms
Literary Terms II
Punctuating Titles
Misc.
100
She seemed to be "infallible", as if nothing she did could ever go wrong.
What is "cannot make mistakes"
100
A comparison using "like" or "as". * 100 bonus points for an example
What is a "simile"
100
When a non-human thing is given human qualities. * 100 bonus points for an example
What is "personification"
100
How would you punctuate the following: To Build a Fire
What is "Quotation Marks"
100
The literary term that refers to a reference of another character or work of literature in a written work.
What is "allusion"
200
Not having anything prepared for the day, the teacher made up an "impromtu" lesson.
What is "unprepared, on the spot"
200
In a story or poem, the repeating of words or phrases for emphasis.
What is "repetition".
200
When the opposite of what the reader expects to happen happens.
What is "irony"
200
How would you punctuate the following: Mobile Press Register
What is "Underline"
200
A humorous play on words that uses similar sounding words or meanings. * 100 Bonus points for example
What is a "pun"
300
He had a very "macarbre" sense of humor. He was always making jokes about death and dying.
What is "related to death"
300
Very detailed description designed to make the reader see a picture.
What is "imagery".
300
When a character references an event in the future.
What is "flashforward"
300
How would you punctuate the following: Romeo and Juliet
What is "Underline"
300
The name of Emily's dead lover in "A Rose for Emily"
What is "Homer Barron"
400
Unlike the stiffness of our old modeling clay, the new clay we bought was very "malleable".
What is "able to be molded or rearranged"
400
A comparison between two unlike things. * 100 bonus points for an example
What is "metaphor"
400
Who is telling the story, whether it is someone in the story or someone not involved. The narrator tells the story from one of two of these.
What is "point of view"
400
How would you punctuate the following: Love the Way You Lie
What is "Quotation Marks"
400
One of the two themes we talked about in "To Build a Fire"
What is "man is disconnected from nature" and "man's judgement does not compare to animal instinct"
500
Joe was a very "lackadaisical" person. His parents and teachers tired endlessly to motivate him.
What is "lazy"
500
When the reader knows something that the characters in the story do not.
What is "dramatic irony"
500
When something in a story stands for something else besides what it actually is.
What is "symbolism"
500
How would you punctuate the following: The Empire State Building
What is "no punctuation"
500
Making sure that all of the parts of your sentence are equal. *100 bonus points for a sentence using 3 infinitives.
What is "parallelism" or "parallel structure"
M
e
n
u