Library Know-How
Poetry Resurected
Lit Terms
Parts of a Story
Really, Marzec?
100
These books are arranged according to the author's last name.
What is fiction books?
100
The repetition of consonant sounds
What is Consonance?
100
"It crackled and growled, and roared and howled" shows this.
What is onmatopeoia?
100
It is defined as a struggle between two opposing forces.
What is conflict?
100
This is a book written by someone, telling the true story of their own life and events they witnessed.
What is an autobiography?
200
This is the call number for a biography for Tiger Woods, written by James Thompson
What is B Woo?
200
Identified as ABAB.
What is rhyme scheme?
200
An example of this is "The mountains nearby are like a glowing hope"; a comparison of two things using this particular wording.
What is a simile?
200
This is defined as an interruption of the action to present a scene that took place at an earlier time.
What is a flashback?
200
This is a story written about someone else's life and the events they witnessed.
What is a biography?
300
These books are arranged by the Dewey Decimal Number.
What are Nonfiction books?
300
It is a pattern in poetry, starting on the unaccented beat.
What is Iambic?
300
"Rocks lie on their backs" is an example of this term.
What is personification?
300
This term provides hints at things to come.
What is foreshadowing?
300
This is defined as the writers attitude toward his or his subject, especially with how the words are said.
What is tone?
400
Reference books and encyclopedias fall under this catagory.
What is Non Fiction?
400
This is the deliberate repetition of a phrase at the beginning of several successive sentences.
What is Anaphora?
400
"The sea is a wilderness of waves" is an example of this; a comparison of two things.
What is a metaphor?
400
This term is a contradict; a contrast between what is expected and what actually exsists or happens.
What is irony?
400
DAILY DOUBLE: This is defined as the writer's principal message.
What is main idea?
500
This is a database used to find newspaper articles, magazines, and current event pieces.
What is Infotrac?
500
It is ten beats, beginning with the unaccented. It has five accented and five unaccented beats.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
500
"Her ebony hair was laced with silver" shows an example of this term; creating an image in the readers mind.
What is imagery?
500
A messege about life or human nature that is conveyed by a literary work is the definition of this term.
What is a theme?
500
This is found at the beginning of a story or play, giving explaination. HINT: The root of this word is a type of essay you have written this year.
What is exposition?
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