a word formed by using the same letters as another word
(vile and evil)
anagram
200
hero of a novel, poem, or story
protagonist
200
A play on words often with words that sound alike
pun
200
Snow smells in the air
White-stuff wishes fill kid's hearts
Let's have a snow day
Haiku
300
a reference to something else
allusion
300
thing or person that creates conflict
antagonist
300
story line or summary of the action
plot
300
Words of Wisdom: A short phrase that offers advice.
Proverb.
300
There once was a girl from St. Paul
Who took her best friend to the mall
They shopped and they ate
They forgot today's date
But still managed to have quite a ball.
Limerick
400
A comparison that states one thing is another
metaphor
400
repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
400
people in a story
characters
400
perspective, or who tells a story. First, second, or
third person.
point of view
400
"I have told you a billion times" that exaggeration is also known as _______________
hyperbole
500
Words whose pronunciation create the sound
onomatopoeia
500
a word formed by letters that each stand for
a part of the definition
(SCUBA, SPAM, etc.)
acronym
500
A type of literature. A novel may be romance, mystery, science fiction, or fantasy-adventure.
genre
500
A word, such as "racecar" that reads the same forward
and backward.
palindrome
500
a flag, a ring,
almost anything that represents something else