Literary Elements
Author's Purpose
Figurative Language
Potpourri
Parts of Speech
100
theme
What is the term for the general or central idea of the story?
100
comics, jokes,
What is to entertain?
100
time is a thief
What is a metaphor?
100
a word that has meaning in itself, yet stands for something else entirely
What is symbolism?
100
What is the compound noun in the following sentence? She went to the post office early in the morning to avoid the rush.
What is post office?
200
plot
What is the term for the series of events in a story?
200
advertisements, editorials
What is to persuade?
200
Opportunity knocked on the door.
What is personification?
200
Why did John Meisinger have the last laugh?
What is he bought many snow shovels at a big discount, was laughed at by many and then because of the blizzard he sold them at a hugh profit?
200
What is the conjunction in the following sentence? My kitten had to go to the vet so she could get her vaccine.
What is so?
300
the term given to advance warning in a story of things to come
What is foreshadowing?
300
maps, recipes, nonfiction articles
What is to inform?
300
We were wide eyed and wondering while we waited for others to waken.
What is alliteration?
300
In Blizzard it says, "The river rose like an ocean." This is an example of what part of speech?
What is a simile?
300
What is the adverb in the following sentence? I fortunately received my movie tickets ahead of time so I did not have to wait in line.
What is fortunately?
400
setting and the introduction of the characters
What are the two parts of the exposition?
400
poetry, narratives
What is to entertain?
400
He is barking up the wrong tree.
What is an idiom?
400
What does it mean to have foresight?
What is the act of looking ahead, planning for what is to come?
400
What is the adverbial phrase in the following sentence? "People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one."
What is "like a baby"?
500
the view point in a story where the narrator tells the thoughts, feelings and conversations of every character in the story
What is third person omniscient?
500
AJAX
What is the technology that lets a webpage have speed and interactivity?
500
You could have knocked me over with a feather.
What is a hyperbole?
500
67 percent growth
What is the percent increase among baby boomers reading blogs or listening to podcasts?
500
What is the prepositional phrases in the following sentence? Without sugar, the blueberries were too sour for the dinner guests.
What is "without sugar" and "for the dinner guests"?
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