Literary Terms
Essay
Sentence Editing/Revision
Misused/Misspelled
Poetry
100
This is an author's word choice.
Diction
100

These are the 3 things needed in a body paragraph.

What is a topic sentence, evidence, and reasoning?

100
Rewrite as one sentence: The novel is very powerful. It concerns the rights of women in the twentieth century.
The novel, which concerns the rights of women in the twentieth century, is very powerful.
100
1) That is the ____________ ingredient. a) principal b) principle 2) The ____________ decided in favor of the business proposal. a) counsel b) council
1) principal 2) council
100

Gives information about the text that is helpful to the reader 

What are details?

200
This shows how the writer feels.
Tone
200
This type of essay asks you to take a position or convince someone else to do something.
Persuasive essay
200
Working as a receptionist taught me to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answering the phone. a. to handle customer complaints and write memos, answering the telephone. b.how to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answer the phones.
b. how to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answer the phones.
200
1. Take a deep ____________. a) breath b) breathe 2. Make sure to ____________ deeply. a) breath b) breathe
1) breath 2) breathe
200

a literary device that utilizes descriptive language which emphasizes the senses.

What is Imagery?

300
This is what you do when you come up with an idea based on what you read.
Infer
300

This is the minimum number of paragraphs needed in your essay.

5

300
These books, which was published in the late eighteenth century, are very valuable. a. books in the late eighteenth century b. books which were published c. books that was published
b. books which were published
300
1) Which is the correct spelling? greatful grateful 2) Which is the correct spelling? retreive retrieve
1) grateful 2) retrieve
300

The person or thing that is speaking in a poem/short story. 

Perspective / Point of View

400
This is the emotion or feeling attached to the word.
Connotation
400
This refutes your main argument.
Counter Argument
400

Some may say love is more important than money, however money buys happiness and I love Louboutin. a. Some may say love is more important than money; however, money can buy happiness and I love Louboutin. b. Some may say love is more important than money however, money can buy happiness and I love Louboutin.

a. Some may say love is more important than money; however, money can buy happiness and I love Louboutin.

400
1) Are you telling me that ____________ not coming to the party? a) their b) they're 2. She likes to go shopping with both my brother and ____________. a) me b) I
1) b) they're 2) a) me
400

a reference to another body of literature, famous person or event

Allusion

500
This is the message or what the author wants the reader to learn from the passage or story.
Theme
500

These are needed in an introductory paragraph.

Position Statement/Thesis

500
Rewrite as one sentence: Mary could feel a cavity developing in one of her teeth. She refused to go to a dentist.
Mary could feel a cavity developing in one of her teeth, but she refused to go to the dentist.
500

1) I ____________ known you were here. 

a) should have b) should of 

2) ____________ German, aren't you? 

a) Your b) You're

1) should have 2) You're

500

a long speech in which a character is alone on the stage and expresses his/her thoughts and feelings

Soliloquy

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