Terms and Phrases
Many books have a page(s) in the front that lists all of the chapters and the page that they start on. This is called what?
Table of Contents
The time and place of a story.
Setting
What is the term for comparing two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Example: "The car is as fast as a cheetah."
Simile
A group of sentences focused on one main idea.
Paragraph
What genre contains a fake story, but is based on a real event or time-period?
A brief explanation of what the text is about.
Summary
The main character of a story is called...
Protagonist
This type of figurative language is used when comparing two things without using "like" or "as."
(ex. The pillow was a rock.)
Metaphor
In most writing, you will use paragraphs. If you are writing poetry, what will you use instead?
Stanzas
DOUBLE PLAY- You can answer with one answer for 200 points, or try for both answers for 400 points.
Decide as a team.
X
The words spoken between characters in a story or piece of writing is called...
Dialogue
The events leading up to the most "exciting" or "suspenseful" part of a story are called this.
Rising Action
"BOOM" "CRASH" "THUD" Are all examples of this figurative language device.
onomatopoeia
Details, examples, facts, or quotations that strengthen your idea are called this type of evidence?
Supporting Evidence
This type of writing is similar to an autobiography, and is a piece of writing about a specific time or event in the authors life, written by the author themselves.
Memoir
Claiming another author's work as your own, or not crediting them when quoting or citing their work is called this term.
Plagiarism
The main struggle or problem a character faced that drives the story.
Conflict
This term is used when an author gives non-living things traits of a living thing.
(ex. The racecar's engine was purring.)
Personification
This action is the process of checking your writing for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization errors.
(NOT editing)
Proofreading
If an author never directly states that a character is nervous, but describes them tapping their foot, avoiding eye contact, and and looking over their shoulder, the reader can make one of these.
Inference
The reason an author creates a piece of writing.
Authors Purpose
Theme
This phrase sounds like an insult, but it isn't. It means something different from its true meaning.
(ex. That test was a piece of cake.)
Idiom
TRIPLE PLAY- You can answer with one answer for 500 points, or try all 3 for 1000 points.
Decide as a team.
X
When an object, person, or image represents a larger idea beyond its literal or surface meaning, it is called this concept.
Symbolism