An indirect reference to something such as "He was being a scrooge".
What is Allusion
100
The series of events that form a story.
What is the Plot?
100
The time order in which events happen.
What is Chronological Order?
100
To make an educated guess while reading a story.
What is to Infer?
100
The beginning of a piece of writing.
What is the Introduction.
200
When a writer gives human characteristics to non-human things.
What is Personification?
200
Where and when a story takes place.
What is the Setting?
200
The perspective or view point from which a story is told.
What is the Point of View?
200
When you find the similarities between two things.
What is to Compare?
200
The high point or turning point of a story. It's often when the main conflict gets resolved.
What is the Climax?
300
A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as".
What is a Simile?
300
When the problem or problems in a story are solved.
What is the Resolution?
300
A category of stories, music, movies, clothing, etc.
What is Genre?
300
Where and when a story takes place.
What is the Setting?
300
A word, phrase, or a clause that links one idea to the next. For example, for example, also, because, another, first...
What is a Transition?
400
A direct comparison that states one thing is another. For example, "He is an animal on the soccer field."
What is a Metaphor?
400
The lesson or message of a literary text (story). It can often be the main idea as well.
What is Theme?
400
The actual meaning of a word or phrase.
What is Literal meaning?
400
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is the Denotation?
400
The way in which a piece of writing is structured.
What is Organization?
500
When an author uses the same sound to at the beginning of two or more words. For example, The beautiful butterfly flew by the bay.
What is Alliteration?
500
The situations that happen in a story.
What is the Events?
500
When the phrase/sentence/paragraph means something different than the literal meaning? For example, You're "barking up the wrong tree", but you're not actually barking.
What is Figurative Language?
500
A statement that can be proven.
What is a Fact?
500
A form of writing that informs the reader or explains something.