HFLT
Vocab
Authors
Lit Devices
Storsveen
100

Longer works such as the title of a novel or a movie go in this grammatical style.

What is italics?

100

Another name for a large, frightful monster.

What is an ogre?

100

This author wrote such plays as Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet.

Who is William Shakespeare?

100

This is what you call a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

What is a simile?

100

This caffeinated drink is a staple in Mr. Storsveen's daily diet.

What is coffee?

200

This is also the name for a complete sentence.

What is an independent clause?

200

A cartoonish picture that exaggerates a person's facial features is called this.

What is a caricature?

200

This author went by her first two initials because she worried that a story about a young male wizard written by a female author wouldn't sell as well.

Who is J.K. Rowling?

200

An advanced hint at something that might happen later in the story is called this.

What is foreshadowing?

200

Some mischievous villain stole this from Mr. Storsveen's room.

What is his podium?

300

This mark is used when a sentence starts with a dependent clause.

What is a comma?

300

This is a proposed idea that has yet to be proven.

What is a thesis?

300

This author wrote about his fight for equality in the novel Just Mercy.

Who is Bryan Stevenson?

300

This is a key concept or idea from a novel.

What is theme?

300

Mr. Storsveen is a big fan of this professional sports team.

What is the Minnesota Vikings?

400

This punctuation mark indicates that material is missing within a sentence.

What is an ellipsis?

400

This verb which means to put in danger, is also formed from the root word of a popular game show.

What is jeopardize?

400

This author wrote a book about bees that was eventually turned into a blockbuster movie starring Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah.

Who is Sue Monk Kidd?

400

This is the attitude a writer gives toward the subject. The author does this through his or her words.

What is tone?

400

You see Mr. Storsveen out running in downtown Oconomowoc. He is most likely training for what running event?

What is a marathon?

500

This part of speech is also referred to as FANBOYS.

What is a coordinating conjunction?

500

A coin collector is also called this.

What is a numismatist?

500

This author wrote many philosophical novels including Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, and Anthem.

Who is Ayn Rand?

500

A repetition of a word, image, or idea that spans throughout a novel is called this.

What is a motif?

500

Mr. Storsveen values this English skill above all others.

What is reading?

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