Literary Texts
A list of words and definitions.
What is the glossary?
A word that means almost the same thing.
What is a synonym?
"The tiny white flowers dotted the morning mountainside like patches of snow" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
The prefix micro in the word microscope means this.
What is a tiny or small?
This is when a characters are talking.
What is dialogue?
A picture that includes labels of certain parts.
What is a diagram?
A word that means the opposite.
What is an antonym?
"The stars were candles guiding the weary travelers" is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
The prefix "sub" in the words submarine or subway means this.
What is under?
This is the list of people in a play.
What is the cast of characters?
This reference lists synonyms for words.
What is a thesaurus?
"This cat weighs a ton" is an example of this.
What is a hyperbole?
The suffix " -er" as in the words runner and performer means this.
What is someone who does?
This is the part of the story when the suspense peaks and the problem is solved.
What is the climax or turning point?
When this is added to the beginning of a root word, it makes a new word and changes the meaning of the word.
What is a prefix?
"Storm clouds threatened to flood the wheat fields in the Midwestern region" is an example of this.
What is personification?
The prefix "spec", as in the words spectator or spectacles means this.
What is see or look?
This is the deeper meaning or the insight the story teaches about life.
What is theme?
Words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings.
What are homophones?
"Rain drummed a steady tempo on the roof" is an example of this.
What is imagery?
The prefix "tele-", as in the words teleport or telephone means this.
What is far away?