Literary Terms
A comparison using like or as, such as "Have you ever felt like a plastic bag?"
What is a simile?
Who or what is behind the two doors in Frank Stockton's story "The Lady or the Tiger"?
A lady or man or a tiger
Where our story begins.
What is the City of Destruction?
The part of speech which shows action
What is a verb?
The main idea of a paragraph is found here.
What is the topic sentence?
"Baby you're a firework" is an example of this type of literary device
What is a metaphor?
The winner of the man hunt in "The Most Dangerous Game".
Who is Sanger Rainsford?
What Christian's family though was wrong with him when he told them about the fire from heaven coming to destroy them all
What is they thought he was crazy?
The "E" in PEP stands for this
What is Extension?
The number of quotations you should include for an extended response
What is two?
A story that has a second meaning beneath the surface
What is an allegory?
The amount the kidnappers, Bill and Sam, end up paying Ebenezer Dorset to take back his son.
What is $250?
Evangelist tells Christian to travel towards this, but Christian cannot see it.
Wht is the wicket gate?
The other class Mrs. L teaches at PEP Westside this year.
What is drama?
A quotation that is placed in your paper without an introductory phrase or commentary
What is a dropped quote?
The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of sentences
What is anaphora?
Monsieur Loisel was saving up money to buy this, but gave the money to his wife to buy a dress instead.
What is a hunting rifle?
He gets Christian out of the Slough of Despond.
Who is Help?
The number of points Mrs. L takes off in your writing assignment for a major error.
What is 5?
Words such as also, next, first, second, furthermore, etc which connect paragraphs and ideas
What are transitions?
The repetition of words or phrases at the end of sentences
What is epistrophe?
The type of bird Minnie Wright owned.
What is a canary?
He lives in the town of Carnal Policy and has a son named Civility.
Who is Legality?
John Bunyan fought for this side in the English Civil War.
Who were the Roundheads or Parliamentarians?
A short real life story included in your introduction or conclusion that illustrates your thesis and leaves a lasting impression on the reader
What is an anecdote?