Ninjas
Dat Bass
Nibblets
Mermaid Eggs
Tuna Fish
100
A writer's detailed description that helps readers experience something with one or more of the five senses
Imagery
100
Where a story takes place
Setting
100
The central idea of the story
Theme
100
The most exciting part of the story where all the main conflicts come together
Climax
100
Comparing 2 unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
200
Point of view that uses the word "I"
First Person Point of View
200
Tells the story either in the first, second, or third person point of view
The Narrator
200
A concrete or tangible object that represents an abstract concept
A Symbol
200
A REFERENCE to something WELL KNOWN, such as a famous person or book
An Allusion
200
A classification or category of literature, such as Drama, Tragedy, or Comedy
Genre
300
The ATTITUDE that comes through based upon the types of words chosen by the author
Tone
300
Another word for EXAGGERATION in writing
Hyperbole
300
Another Word for Main Character Bonus: Another word for Villain
Protagonist Antagonist
300
The emotion that comes from reading the story
Mood
300
Where authors give human traits to animals or some other lifeless object
Personification
400
A literary device where multiple words begin with the same letter - Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
400
A type of literary device where an author MAKES FUN of some ASPECT OF SOCIETY
Satire
400
When the author hints at actions that will come in the future
Foreshadowing
400
A literary device that allows writers to show their audience specific events that happened before the current action in the story
Flashback
400
A comparison of 2 different things to make them seem more alike
Metaphor
500
Repetition of words to form a pattern
Refrain
500
A type of literary work that MAKES FUN OF ANOTHER WORK OR ITS AUTHOR
Parody
500
What are the 3 parts to a complete Short Answer Question response?
Answer Cite (Quote) Explain
500
A type of poem that has 14 lines and 10 syllables per line
Sonnet
500
A word that describes words that represent sounds
Onomotopoeia
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