What is a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"?
100
The part in a story's plot after the climax when things are beginning to calm down.
What is falling action?
100
Events are arranged according to time or time lines.
What is chronological order?
100
A genre of text that tells a story and follows a plot.
What is narrative text?
100
The main character in a story, play, or novel.
What is protagonist?
200
The use of a thing, character, or object to represent soothing of deeper meaning.
What is symbolism?
200
The time and place of a story.
What is setting?
200
Some sort of issue or problem is identified and the author discusses possible ways to solve that issue.
What is problem/solution?
200
A genre of text that tries to convince someone of something.
What is persuasive text?
200
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.
What is mood?
300
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
300
The part in a story's plot that introduces the characters and gives the reader background on the story.
What is exposition?
300
Something that can be proven or repeated.
What is fact?
300
A genre of text that is explaining something.
What is expository?
300
A force working against the main character in a story, play or novel.
What is antagonist?
400
The repetition of the same consonant sound in words that are close to each other in a sentence.
What is alliteration?
400
The part in a story's plot that is the most intense, the highest point in the story.
What is climax?
400
A personal belief that cannot be proven.
What is opinion?
400
A genre of text that uses step-by-step instructions or gives directions.
What is technical writing?
400
A special kind of contrast between appearance and reality. What happens is the opposites of what is expected to happen.
What is irony?
500
An expression with a meaning different than its literal meaning.
What is an idiom?
500
Events that lead to the highest intensity of a story.
What is rising action?
500
Comparing two or more things by showing similarities and differences between them.
What is compare/contrast?
500
The paper you wrote for the State Writing Assessment asked you to EXPLAIN your reasons for something would be an example of this type of text structure.