Literary Devices
Author's Purpose
Parts of Speech
Elements of Plot
Random
100
clues that hint at what will happen later
What is a foreshadowing?
100
when an author writes for someone to enjoy it
What is entertain
100

This shows the relation of the noun or pronoun to some other word.

What is a preposition?

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

This part of speech can express an action or state of being.

What is a verb?

200
the last part of the plot
What is resolution?
200
people, places, or events that have meaning in themselves but that also stand for something beyond themselves
What are symbols?
300
the use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
300
when an author wants you to know something or teach you about something
What is inform
300

This part of speech looks like a verb, but because it ends in -ing, it acts like a noun.

What is a gerund?

300
when the outcome of the conflict is decided
What is climax?
300
occurs when we say on thing and mean something else
What is verbal irony?
400
an expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of the words
What is an idiom?
400
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?
400

A word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

What is a conjunction?

400
the chain of related events that tells us what happens in a story
What is plot?
400

A sentence made up of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

What is a complex sentence?

500
a reference to something in current events, on TV, in history, in literature, and so on
What is an allusion?
500
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?
500

A word the describes or modifies a verb, and adjective, or an adverb?

What is an adverb?

500
situations or events that develop the conflict and build tension
What are complications?
500

The noun, noun phrase, or pronoun representing the person or thing that performs the action of the verb.

What is the subject of a sentence?

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