Literature Terms
Common Literature To Know
Grammar
Commas!
Poetry
100

The main character of a story

Protagonist

100

This Shakespeare piece of work is of the story of a man in Scotland who murders the king to take his place.

Macbeth

100

A word, phrase, or clause that describes a noun or pronoun.

Adjective

100

I gave, my friend, Adam, a piece of the pie.

1st comma does not belong

100
This poet who wrote The Raven, is widely regarded as one of the most influential poets in modern history, despite not being known very well until after his death.

Edgar Allen Poe

200

This type of irony is when the audience knows something that the characters do not.

Dramatic Irony
200

This Greek epic tells the story of a man who meets many monsters on a journey, such as a cyclops.

Odyssey

200

A noun or pronoun denoting a person or thing acted upon indirectly by the action of a verb

Indirect Object

200

I would love to but I have a dinner I have to go to instead, which makes it tough for me to go.

Add a comma before "but"

200

This form of poem was popularized in England by Shakespeare, who wrote over 154 of them.

Sonnets

300

An actor's speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other actors on stage

Aside

300

This story of British children who end up deserted on an island shows what may happen in if young boys are let loose.

The Lord of the Flies

300

A word, phrase, or clause that modifies the meaning of a verb, adjective, or itself

Adverb

300

I don't see the point in it. It's honestly a whole big confusing mess that he really doesn't like to be around.

Add a comma after big
300

The regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses.



Anaphora

400

A sudden moment of understanding that causes a character to change or to act in a certain way.

Epiphany

400

This novel by Elie Wiesel tells the story of being incarcerated in Auschwitz as a young Jewish boy.

Night

400

A word or phrase that links words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.

conjunction

400

However, according to the novel, there really are limitations, in the way we think.

Remove comma after limitations.
400

This form of poem has a very loose rule set, allowing the author to do as they please with the work.

Free-verse

500

The overall meaning of a piece.

Theme

500

This Russian novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky tells the tale of Rodion Raskolnikov and the desperate times of poverty in 1800s St. Petersburg

Crime and Punishment

500

The uninflected form of a verb, usually preceded by "to".

Infinitive

500

Even though it is quite troublesome for a majority of the people involved, I believe, to many people's chagrin, that without a doubt there are many who would unequivocally, agree with the sentiment.

Remove the comma after unequivocally.

500

This Spanish poet was prosecuted during the Spanish Civil War and was assassinated due to his stand against the fascist regime of the time.

Federico GarcĂ­a Lorca

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