Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary terms
Grammar Rules
Grammar Rules
100

a comparison between like or as

What is a simile?

100

well-developed character; demonstrates a variety of traits

What is a round character?

100

develops the conflict of the story

What is the rising action?

100

The cat (sleep, sleeps) on the mat. 

What is sleeps?

100

Relaxing is my favorite thing to do on a Saturday.

What is a gerund?

200

an extreme exaggeration

What is a hyperbole?

200

an emotional response to a word

What is connotation?

200

a reference to something famous, a literary work, or famous person in literature

What is allusion?

200

Neither the cat nor the dogs (is/are) playing.





What is are?

200

Sarah baked cookies for her friends.

active or passive voice

What is active voice?

300

author's attitude toward the subject

What is tone?

300

the message of the lesson learned from a literary piece

What is theme?

300

how the conflict is solved


What is the resolution?

300

to + a verb=

What is an infinitive?

300

The assignment had been completed by me.

active or passive voice

What is passive voice?

400

the readers feelings toward a writing

What is mood?

400

when the reader or audience knows more than the characters

What is dramatic irony?

400

when the narrator knows the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all the characters, but is not in the story; narrator is "all knowing"

What is 3rd person omniscient?

400

A verb ending in ing that acts as a noun is

What is a gerund?

400

The students danced.

active or passive

What is active voice?

500

the way in which a work is written; the craft of the writer

What is style?

500

Character reveals one or two personality traits

What is a flat character?
500

the repetition of consonant sounds

What is alliteration?

500

to the parade

What is a prepositional phrase?

500

The smiling baby stole our hearts.

What is a participle?

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