Easiest
Medium
Medium II
Difficult
100

The lines spoken between two characters

Dialogue

100

When two opposing forces to against each other; man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, etc...

Conflict

100

The way the reader feels when reading a text; the atmosphere they feel when reading. 

Mood
100

A contradictory statement that reveals a deeper truth.

Paradox

200

A literary work that expresses feelings and ideas through the use of rhyme, stanzas, meter, etc..

Poetry

200

Language not meant to be taken literally.

Figurative language 

200

The author's particular attitude toward something. They way they feel about what they are writing.

Tone

200

Literary works written in a stage/play format. Meant to be performed. 

Drama

300

The time and place a story occurs. 

Setting

300

CHOICE of words in speaking or writing for clear and effective expression


Diction

300

The author's ARRANGEMENT of words to express meaning.

Syntax

300

The use of humor, ridicule, and exaggeration to make fun of someone or something. 

Satire

400

Different types of stories and texts.

Genre

400

paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader’s claim

Text evidence 

400

The sequence of events that happen in a story. (Rising action, climax, falling action, etc..)

Plot

400

an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance

Characterization

500

A picture within a text..

Graphic Feature

500

written/spoken explanations or interpretations that further develop an idea

Commentary

500

Specific instructions and descriptions in a play that provide information about the characters actions, setting, and dialogue.

Stage Directions 

500

A story with a literal and symbolic meaning. 

Allegory 

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