Literary Analysis
Reading Skills
Regular Vocabulary
Writing
100

The art movement that started after WWI that emphasized emotions, self-analysis, non-linear stories, and symbolism. 

What is Modernism?

100

The place in which a story or piece of literature happens.

What is setting?

100
The study of the origin of words.

What is etymology?

100

An argument about a work of literature that expresses that writer's personal perspective, interpretation, judgement, and evaluation of that work of literature.

What is literary analysis?

200

The central, unifying idea of a piece of literature.

What is theme?

200

The problems or obstacles that the characters in a story face. 

What is conflict?

200
Small chunks that begin or end words that have their own meanings, such as pre-, post-, -ism. 

What are prefixes and suffixes?

200

When an author uses imagery, figurative language, and more to help the reader make a clear picture in their mind of what's happening in the story.

What is descriptive writing?
300
The process by which a writer reveals the personality of a character.

What is characterization?

300

The literary element that describes the way an author writes and uses words. 

What is author's style? 

300

The idea or feeling a word gives you that adds to its definition. 

What is connotation?

400

A way of thinking that emphasizes that the individual is responsible for creating their own meaning of life. 

What is Existentialism?

400

The idea in literature that other things represent other things or ideas. 

What is Symbolism?

400

The literal or primary meaning of a word.

What is denotation?

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