Literary Elements
Writing Genres
Grammar
Reading Genres
Vocabulary
100
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Writers use this for emphasis and to give their writing a musical quality.
What is alliteration
100
Writing that tells a story
What is narrative
100
person, place or thing
What is a noun
100
Title, headings, visuals, boldface words
What are text features
100
An expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning
What is an idiom
200
A force working against the protaganist.
What is antagonist
200
Writing that explains why something happened, why certain condiotions exist, or what resulted from an action.
What is cause and effect
200
a clause that can stand on its own
What is an independent clause
200
A from of nonfiction in which a person tells the story of his or her life
What is an autobiography
200
You use this to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase
What is context clues
300
A reference to a famous person, place event, or work of literature
What is allusion
300
Writing that examines the similarities and differences between two or more subjects
What is compare and contrast
300
a sentence with two independent clauses
What is a compound sentence
300
A brief tale that teaches a lesson about human nature
What is a fable
300
A word part that appears at the end of a root or base word to forma new word
What is suffix
400
An interruption of the action to present events that took place at an earlier time.
What is flashback
400
Writing that allows you to paint word pictures about anything and everything in the world.
What is desriptive writing
400
a sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clause
What is a complex sentence
400
A story handed down from the past about a specific person - usually someone of heroic accomplishment
What is a legend
400
A words dictionary meaning
What is denotation
500
A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens
What is irony
500
Writing that allows you to use the power of langugae to inform and influence others.
What is persuasive
500
Makes another word more precise. These are often adverds or adjectives
What is a modifier
500
Literary technique in which ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society
What is satire
500
A statement that compares two pairs of words
What is an analogy
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