Sentence Parts
Literary Terms
Essay Writing
Poetry
Other
100
A word that shows the relationship between nouns
What is a preposition
100
A long piece of literature centered upon a hero
What is an epic
100
Writing that shows similarities and differences
What is a compare/contrast essay
100
The pattern of rhyme in a poem
What is rhyme scheme
100
A text that communicates ideas without print
What is a non-print text
200
A noun that modifies another noun
What is an appositive
200
An original pattern or model on which all things of the same type are based
What is an archetype
200
A first form of any writing before revision
What is drafting
200
Writing that appeals to the senses to create word pictures
What is imagery
200
A firsthand or eyewitness account, an original document
What is a primary source
300
A word or phrase that is later replaced by a pronoun
What is an antecedent
300
An expected or understood overgeneralization about a subject matter
What is a stereotype
300
An essay that defines a concept using methods of function, negation, and examples
What is a definition essay
300
Poetry written with little or no rhyme
What is free verse
300
A unifying idea that is repated or developed through a work
What is a theme
400
A word or phrase that describe other words
What is a modifier
400
An ideal or perfect place
What is a utopia
400
The writer decides to move, add, rewrite, or cut ideas
What is a revision
400
A group of lines of poetry
What is a stanza
400
A type of writing that tells a story
What is a narrative
500
A comparison between two unlike terms using like or as
What is a simile
500
The author's approach to a topic
What is tone
500
The step in the writing process where the writer corrects errors in capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
What is editing
500
A comparison between two unlike ideas or objects
What is metaphor
500
Careful word choice to say what you mean
What is diction
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