Punctuation
Elements of Plot
Text Features
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
100
Placed at the end of a sentence to make a statement.
What is a period.
100
Background information a reader must understand in order to know what is going on in the story.
What is Exposition.
100
A record of names, subjects and dates in the back of each book.
What is Index.
100
A person, place or thing.
What is a Noun.
100
Compare to unlike things not using "like" or "as".
What is a Metaphor.
200
Punctuation that follows a question.
What is a Question Mark.
200
Complication or problem the main character(s) must deal with; it gets the action moving.
What is Conflict.
200
A list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start.
What is Table of Contents.
200
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
What is a Verb.
200
Directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like" or "as".
What is a Simile.
300
Punctuation used for emphatic declaration, interjection, or command.
What is an Exclamation Point.
300
Events that occur when the main character tackles the problem; level of excitement and suspense builds.
What is Rising Action.
300
A title at the head of a page or section of a book.
What is Heading.
300
A word that is describing a noun.
What is a Adjective.
300
A person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story, poem, or other literature.
What is a Character.
400
Punctuation used to make a list or an explanation that is preceded by a clause that can stand by itself.
What is a Colon.
400
The main character comes face to face with the problem; most exciting part of the story.
What is Climax.
400
A title or brief explanation about an article.
What is Caption.
400
Adding human Characteristics to a nonhuman object.
What is Personification.
400
A type of literature.
What is Genre.
500
A punctuation method to set off material that represents quoted or spoken language.
What is Quotation Marks.
500
Things begin to get back to normal; life goes on (even if the problem isn't solved)
What is Falling Action.
500
A visual display of whats being read.
What is Illustrations.
500
The narrator's position in relation to the story being told.
What is Point of View.
500
A pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds.
What is Alliteration.
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