Reading Literature
Word Analysis
Figurative Language
Types of Writing
Misc.
100
Plot
What is the pattern of events that happen in the story
100
Context Clues
What is hints in the text that can help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word?
100
Comparison between two very different things that uses the words like, as, or then
What is simile?
100
writing that mocks an original writing
What is parody?
100
words that imitate sound
What is Onomatopoeia?
200
Internal Conflict
What is an internal struggle that a character has?
200
Opinion
What is a personal belief, judgement, or way of thinking?
200
Giving an inanimate object life-like qualities
What is personification?
200
writing that is a larger metaphor for another story - think Animal Farm or The Crucible
What is allegory?
200
the mood or feeling in a story or poetry
What is tone?
300
Narrator
What is the person telling the story
300
Persuasion
What is writing that tries to convince the reader to do something or believe something?
300
repetition of consant sounds
What is alliteration or consonance?
300
a long poem that tells a story
What is narrative poem or epic poem?
300
in a story, when the opposite happens
What is situational irony?
400
third person omniscient
What is the narrator is outside the story and knows all characters' thoughts and feelings
400
Propaganda
What is one-sided argument that tries to persuade people to act from their emotions?
400
Use of words or phrases to create vivid images
What is imagery?
400
writing that mocks human mistakes, nature, vices
What is Satire?
400
in a story, when the audience knows what is happening and a character does not
What is dramatic irony?
500
theme
What is the central message in a story?
500
Evidence
What is made up of facts, details, statistics, and expert opinions?
500
references to history, mythology, religion, etc. in literature
What is allusion?
500
writing that actually occured
What is Non-fiction?
500
writing that is made-up, fabricated
What is fictional?
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