Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
Punctuation
Good Writing Techniques
Parts of a Novel
100
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
100
Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
Used to indicate items in a series, set off appositives, or separate equal adjectives among other uses
What is a comma?
100
Organizing your thoughts and ideas on paper in some form, such as brainstorming, free writing, or charts
What is prewriting?
100
The action that makes up the story
What is plot?
200
A word used in place of a noun
What is a pronoun?
200
Giving human qualities to non-human things
What is personification?
200
Commonly used to show possession or to make a contraction
What is an apostrophe?
200
Heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature
What are parts of a friendly letter?
200
The problem or clash between two forces in a story
What is conflict?
300
A word that shows action or links a subject to another word in a sentence
What is a verb?
300
Comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
300
Used to set off exact words, certain titles, or to cite another source
What are quotation marks?
300
Contains a topic sentence, supporting details, examples, and a transition
What is a paragraph?
300
The moment when the conflict is the strongest--the turning point of the story
What is climax?
400
A word that tells how, when, or where and commonly ends with "-ly".
What is an adverb?
400
An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of the words used ex. He drives me up a wall.
What is an idiom?
400
Used to join two independent clauses. Often contains words such as however, therefore,or instead
What is a semicolon?
400
Used when writing to check for punctuation, spelling, and grammar
What is editing?
400
The time and place in which a story takes place
What is setting?
500
Word or phrase that show position, direction, or how two words or ideas are related to each other
What is a preposition?
500
An overstatement or extreme exaggeration of the truth to make a point ex. You look like you are a million miles away.
What is a hyperbole?
500
Used to emphasize an important point or to introduce a list
What is a colon?
500
Used to improve your writing including good word choices, organization, and varied sentences
What is revising?
500
The person or character who actually tell the story, giving background information and filling in details between dialogue
What is a narrator?
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