Literary Elements
Writing
Freytag's Pyramind
Hodgepodge
Vocabulary
200

The villain of the story,

Who is antagonist?

200
A figure of speech that makes a comparison that uses "like" or "as"?

What is a simile?

200

The part of a story where the problems are being solved following the turning point.

What is falling action?

200

An interactive program where students can enter there answers and see the answers of their classmates.

What is nearpod?

200

A problem between two (equal) choices. (noun)

What is a dilemma?

400

The message or central idea of a text.

What is theme?

400

The overall point of your essay that includes your claims, reasons and evidence.

What is the thesis statement?

400

The central part of a story during which various problems arise, and it leads up to the climax.

What is rising action?

400

A story that the writer tells about his or her own life.

What is autobiography?

Also accepted:

What is personal narrative?

400

To produce offspring or ideas (or another life in a video game.). (Verb)

What is Spawn?

600

A figure of speech in which an idea, object, or animal is given qualities of a person.

What is personification?


600

When you change words or sentences to improve your writing.

What is revision?

600

The turning point of a story where tension is the highest.

What is climax?

600

The 2 principals of Bronx Prep High School this year.

Who are Gil and Flores?

600

Another word for being kind or generous. (Adj)

What is benevolent?

800

Using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its normal meaning.

What is Irony?

800

The sentence that contains the main idea of the paragraph.

What is a Topic sentence?

800

The Beginning of a text.

What is exposition?

800

Which is another name for Coronavirus?

What is COVID-19?

800

Something that is dangerous or harmful.  Can be an attitude or an environment. (Adj.)

What is hostile?

1000

The problem of the story.

What is conflict?

1000

Quotes, facts, statistics, examples, or anecdotes that back up your claim.

What is evidence?

1000

The conclusion/ending of a narrative text.

What is resolution?

1000

The host of the Daily Show.

Who is Trevor Noah?

1000

To hate or dislike. (verb)

What is disdain?

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