Language or expressions that are not literally true but epress some truth beyond the literal level.
What is figurative language?
100
A sequence of events in a narrative work.
What is Plot?
100
An individual in a literary work.
What is a character?
100
The first sentence in an essay....
What is a hook statement or catchy opener?
100
Missouri, Aunt Kim, John Deere, and Pepsi are examples of this (as opposed to state, aunt, tractor, and soda).
What is a Proper Noun.
200
A figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, or idea is given human qualities or characteristics.
What is Personification?
200
The point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in a narrative. It is sometimes called the turning point.
What is the Climax?
200
Written conversations between characters in a literary work.
What is Dialogue?
200
The emotional quality or atmosphere of a story.
What is Mood?
200
Novel, Short story, poetry, drama, nonfiction . . . or . . . fantasy, reality, mystery, romance, science fiction--for example.
What is Genre
300
A figure of speech that compares two or more things that have something in common. Implies the comparison instead of directly stating it--does not use like or as.
What is metaphor?
300
The part of a plot that wraps up the entire story.
What is the denouement?
300
The relationship of the narrator or storyteller to the story.
What is Point of View?
300
The way words are arranged in a sentence.
What is syntax?
300
On his deathbed, Hooper insists that he sees a black veil. Covering every human face.
What is a sentence fragment?
400
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
What is hyperbole?
400
The part of the story where all of the problems begin to arise.
What is inciting conflict?
400
The story is told by the narrator allowing readers not to know any one person's thoughts or feelings.
What is third person objective?
400
When going from one topic to the next, this should be included between each paragraph of an essay
What is transition or transitional sentence
400
The following are all representative of what: Inform, Entertain, persuade, tell a story, or express an opinion.
What is Author's Purpose (an author's intent in writing a literary work).
500
A figure of speech used to express something in a sarcastic, yet humorous way.
What is verbal irony?
500
These are the seven stages of the plot diagram (in order)
What are exposition,inciting conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution and denouement?
500
This narrator is outside the story and reveals the thoughts of only one character but refers to that character as "he" or "she"
What is Third-Person Limited?
500
The most important step in the writing process...
What is editing/revising?
500
I went to the store last night and I bought milk and eggs.