Parts of Speech
Different Types of Writing
Figurative Language
Types of Sentences
Literature Terms
100

a word that describes a person, place, or thing 

noun 

100

a story written to scare the reader

horror story 

100

This compares two things by saying one thing is the other thing. 

metaphor 

100

This type of sentence is used to say something with surprise or force. 

exclamation 

100

the time and place in which the story takes place

setting

200

a word that describes a verb

adverb

200

a letter written to someone your own age or of equal status 

informal letter

200

oink

buzz

grrrr

woof 

onomatopoeia 

200

This type of sentence is used to ask something. 

question

200

a person, animal, or figure represented in literature 

character 

300

a word that describes the relation of two nouns 

preposition 

300

a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase 

acrostic poem

300

This compares two things using the words "like" or "as". 

simile 

300

This type of sentence is used to tell someone to do something. 

command 

300

the events that make up a story

plot

400

a word used to express emotion 

interjection

400

a story about a real person's life, written by someone else

biography 

400

He has the heart of a lion. 

metaphor

400

This type of sentence tells you information. 

statement 

400

the central idea, issue, or topic of a text

theme

500

a word used to connect two clauses or sentences 

conjunction 

500

a story told through pictures, dialogue, and captions

comic  

500

He is as brave as a lion. 

simile 

500

That hurt my foot!

I cannot believe it!

How lovely! 

exclamation 


500

the conversation between characters in literature

dialogue

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