LITERARY ELEMENTS/TERMS
an arrangement of lines of verse in a pattern usually repeated throughout a poem
What is a stanza?
a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others
What is cause and effect?
the noun to which a pronoun refers
What is an antecedent?
a word that takes the place of a noun
What is a pronoun?
the number of literary/reading elements in the prompt
What is two?
language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect
What is figurative language?
the sequential order in which events occur
What is chronological/sequential order?
a group of words that begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation but is not a complete sentence because it lacks a subject or predicate or both
What is a fragment?
a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence
What is a preposition?
using a close reading of text(s) to examine the relationships/connections among ideas, details, and/or examples
What is analysis?
the unifying element of a piece of a text
What is a central idea?
how information within a text is organized
What is structure?
a sentence that consists of at least two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause
What is a compound-complex sentence?
a word or phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective?
a word, phrase, or sentence that is used to create coherence in writing by showing the relationships of ideas between sentences and/or paragraphs
What is a transition?
the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning
What is irony?
an organizational structure in which two or more items are explored for their similarities and differences
What is compare and contrast?
when the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb
What is passive voice?
a word that modifies or describes a verb, adverb, or adjective
What is an adverb?
a judgment based on reasoning rather than on a direct or explicit statement
What is an inference?
an implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event
What is an allusion?
the structure of a story
What is a plot diagram?
the present participle (-ing) form of a verb used as a noun
What is a gerund?
a word that conveys emotion and has no grammatical relation to the sentence that follows
What is an interjection?
the number of paragraphs found in a typical TDA response
What is three, four, or five?