Elements of Literature
A specific type of writing
What is genre?
Where do the commas go?
My favorite fruits are apples watermelon and raspberries.
After apples and watermelon?
Impervious, crestfallen, daunting
I was _________ that I did not get asked to Homecoming.
What is crestfallen?
True or false, a thesis statement is only 1 sentence?
What is true?
True or false, Ralph is 11 years old?
What is false? (He's 12)
Descriptive language in writing
What is imagery?
Where does the comma go?
While I was eating I remembered my homework.
After eating?
Palpable, tangible, sensuous
The soldier gave into the _______________ sleepiness he felt after spending hours awake on night duty.
What is sensuous?
What is a thesis statement?
A sentence that states the purpose and topic of your essay?
True or false, we know Piggy's real name?
What is false?
The author's feeling toward the topic
What is tone?
Where does the comma go?
The concert was over but the crowd refused to leave.
After but?
Fervor, derision, demure
The ________ with which he ran the marathon helped him win.
What is fervor?
How many main ideas should be included in a thesis statement?
What is one main idea?
What does the conch symbolize?
What is civilization?
An indirect reference to something in literautre
What is allusion?
Where does the comma go?
To get a seat you need to get here early.
After seat?
Alight, laden, steadfast
He was an honorable young man, completely __________ in every job or duty he was given.
What is steadfast?
True or false, a thesis statement can be a question?
What is false?
What is the scar?
What is the damage to the island from the plane crash?
What is irony?
Where do the commas go?
Last Thanksgiving which happened to fall on my birthday was my favorite Thanksgiving ever.
Torrid, multitudinous, ungainly
The _______________ obstacles the racer had to overcome in the beginning of the race did not stop him from winning.
What is multitudinous?
What are the 3 parts of a thesis statement?
Opinion, evidence, and topic?
Who was the first boy to die on the island?
Who is the boy with the mulberry-colored birthmark?