Literary Terms
Making fun of something or someone to make a point about the moral rightness or wrongness of an issue
What is satire?
A subject is described
What is descriptive?
The central message of a non-fiction text, like theme in a work of fiction
What is the main idea?
When and where a story takes place
What is the setting?
Pre-existing opinions or feelings
What is a bias?
Someone asks this when they don't really expect an answer
What is a rhetorical question?
Similarities and differences between 2 topics are explained
What is compare and contrast?
The reason for a writer creating a text such as to inform, to persuade or to entertain?
What is the purpose?
When the opposite of what you expect to occur, occurs
What is irony?
A technique used that downplays the seriousness of a situation
What is understatement?
Specialized language used by a specific group. (For example, gamers have their own way of speaking to each other.)
What is jargon?
A problem is identified and the way to solve it is explained
What is problem and solution?
A claim made by a writer that is supported with facts
What is an assertion or viewpoint?
The dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
A short story told in order to make a point or for laughs.
What is an anecdote?
What is an analogy?
Why something happens and the end result is explained
What is cause and effect?
The opening sentences of a news story that identifies the 5 W's (Who, What, When, Why & When)
What is a lead?
The feelings that go along with a word
What are connotations?
A pattern of thought that goes from a general fact and applies it to a more specific case.
What is deductive reasoning?
A reference to a famous text from history, the bible, pop culture or literature
What is an allusion?
What is chronological?
The evidence, description or facts that justify or prove an assertion, position or viewpoint
What are supporting details?
A comparison of two unlike things that DOESN'T use "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
A pattern of thought that takes something very specific and applies it to more general situations
What is inductive reasoning?