Literary Terms
Writing Tips
Narrative Writing
Parts of a Story
Figurative Language & Terms
100

A character that does not change throughout the story.

What is a static character?

100

The way to write the title of a novel.

What is in italics or underlined?

100
The POV where the main character is telling the story using the word "I".
What is first person?
100
The person telling the story.
What is the narrator?
100
When the word makes the sound that it represents.

What is onomatopoeia?

200

When the author directly describes a character using words.

What is direct characterization?

200

The way you write the title of a short story.

What is in quotation marks?

200

POV using the pronoun "you" directly addressing the reader.

What is 2nd person?

200

How the story ends.

What is the resolution?

200
A short wise saying, made famous in Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac.

What is an aphorism?

300

The author's attitude or feeling towards what he is saying.

What is the tone?

300

The three parts of an introductory paragraph.

What are hook, bridge, and thesis?

300

The term for when the author brings the reader up-to-date about the events that occurred in the past.

What is flashback?

300

The highest point of interest in a story.

What is the climax?

300

Writing that uses the five senses to paint the picture in the reader's mind.

What is imagery?

400

The type of irony where you expect one thing will happen and the opposite occurs.

What is situational irony?

400

How do you cite your source at the end of a quote?

What are parentheses? (parenthetical citation)

400
The POV where the story is told from the viewpoint of an all-knowing observer.
What is omniscient?
400
The psychological struggle within the main character.
What is internal conflict?
400

Something concrete that represents something abstract.

What is a symbol?

500

A typical example of a certain kind of character in literature.

What is an archetype?

500

The best way to end an argumentative essay.

What is a call to action?

500

The maximum character count for the EOC Narrative.

What is 2000 characters?

500
The believability of the actions/events of a story.
What is credibility?
500

A reference to another story or event in history.

What is allusion?

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