ESSAY
SHORT ANSWER
POETRY
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
DRAMA
100
What is an essay that gives information?
Expository
100
What is the first thing you do when preparing to write your short answer
A-P-E
100
What is a sentence in poetry called?
Line
100
COMPARING TWO THINGS USING "LIKE" OR "AS"
SIMILE
100
What is a type of drama that ends with the downfall of the main character due to his/her tragic flaw?
Tragedy
200
What is an essay that takes a side and argues it
Persuasive
200
What does the A-P-E stand for
A-answer P-prove E-explain
200
What is paragraph in poetry called?
Stanza
200
COMPARING TWO THINGS NOT USING "LIKE" OR "AS"
METAPHOR
200
What is it called when a character gives a long speech on stage?
Monologue
300
What is the main idea of the essay (the last sentence of the first paragraph)?
Thesis
300
How can you start the short answer if you are unsure of a good way to begin it?
Re-state the question in the form of an answer.
300
What is it called when poems use words in different ways to add meaning (Examples: Metaphor, Simile)?
Figurative Language
300
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE WHAT THEY MEAN
ONOMATOPOEIA
300
What is called when a character reveals his/her inner thoughts to the audience?
Soliloquy
400
Hook
What is the sentence that "grabs" your audiences attention?
400
How can you start the "prove" portion of the short answer?
In paragraph ___, it says "____".
400
What is the pattern of rhyming at the end of lines called?
Rhyme scheme
400
GIVING HUMAN QUALITIES TO NON-LIVING THINGS
PERSONIFICATION
400
What are the many different character types that occur over and over throughout time (Ex: Protagonist, Villain, Sidekick)?
Archetypes
500
How many supporting examples/reasons should you give when writing your essay?
2 to 3
500
How does the answer differ when you are responding to two reading passages?
Quotes from both selections.
500
What is poetry that has no rhyming pattern called?
Free Verse
500
AN EXAGGERATION
HYPERBOLE
500
What is a recurring theme or symbol called?
Motif
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