Literary Devices
Author's Purpose
Grammar
Elements of Plot
Random
100
clues that hint at what will happen later
What is a foreshadowing?
100

the moment in a story that introduces the conflict 

What is the inciting incident

100

this part of speech assists with the action verb

what is a helping verb?

100
the problem faced by a character
What is conflict?
100

a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain geographical area or a certain group of people

What is dialect?

200
a figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as it had human feelings, thoughts or attitudes
What is personification?
200
when an author tries to convince the reader to believe in something
What is persuade
200

a verb that connects ideas to one another

what is a linking verb? 

200
the last and final part of every story 

What is the resolution

200
people, places, or events that have meaning in themselves but that also stand for something beyond themselves
What are symbols?
300
an expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of the words
What is an idiom?
300
Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed. The author's purpose is to?
What is entertain?
300

this noun or pronoun job that receives the direct object

what is the indirect object?

300
the chain of related events that tells us what happens in a story
What is plot?
300

when we know something the characters do not know 

dramatic irony

400
a reference to something in current events, on TV, in history, in literature, and so on
What is an allusion?
400

The giant panda is a bearlike animal that has thick white fur with black markings on its ears, limbs, shoulders, and around its eyes. The giant panda feeds on bamboo forests at high altitudes in western China. It also eats bulbs, roots, eggs, and some small mammals. The cubs are born in late winter. The giant panda is an endangered species and is protected by the Chinese government. Purpose?

What is inform?

400

this is a word not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence

what is an interjection?

400

the part of a story that happens after the main story

What is an epilogue?

400

a short story with a moral, usually involving animals or humorous characters

What is a fable?

500

to compare two different things that share a similar quality as if they are literally the same

what is a metaphor?

500
The primary purpose of a dystopian story is 

what is to warn ?

500
the purpose of diagramming

what is logical reasoning?

500
The part of a story where there is one last final challenge the character must overcome

what is the moment of final suspense?

500
Writing is just another form of this essential human activity 

What is thinking?

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