Australian animals
Book genres
Literary principles
Language terms
Wildcards
100

Their young are often called joeys.

What is Kangaroo?

100

This is meant to scare or unsettle the reader.

What is Horror?

100

The time and place in which a story takes place.

What is Setting?

100

The specialised term for vocabulary.

What is Lexicon?

100

This is extremely bad, in a very noticeable way.

What is Egregious?

200

The eucalyptus eater who likes to sleep.

What is Koala?

200

This consists of new worlds, magic, mythical beasts and more.

What is Fantasy?

200

The perspective from which a story is told.

What is Point of view?

200

This involves pronunciation and intonation; the sound system.

What is Phonology?

200

To agree to or accept something, often unwillingly.

What is Acquiesce?

300

The wild dog of Australia.

What is Dingo?

300

This involves a teenager mentally or psychologically maturing into adulthood.

What is Coming-of-age?

What is Bildungsroman?

300

The sequence of events which makes up a story.

What is Plot?

300

These are sounds created by combining vowels.

What are Diphthongs?

300

The ability to hear, see or think accurately and clearly.

What is Acuity?

400

The largest native Australian bird. Also won a war.

What is Emu?

400

This offers a bleak and frightening version of the future.

What is Dystopian?

400

The central idea or message of a literary work.

What is Theme?

400

The word order and grammar.

What is Syntax?

400

The unnecessary use of too many long and difficult words.

What is Sesquipedalian?

500

This monotreme is most known for being both a pet and a detective.

What is Platypus?

500

This involves a fictional story in a historical setting.

What is Historical fiction?

500

The use of descriptive language to create vivid and sensory impressions in the reader's mind.

What is Imagery?

500

The term for writing systems and spelling.

What is Orthography?

500

The lack of ability to decide what to do, or the act of changing often between two opinions.

What is Vacillation?

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