Literary Terms
What is the main idea or underlying message of a story called?
Theme
Identify the subject in the sentence: The dog ran across the field.
The dog
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What is a comparison using "like" or "as"?
Simile
What does “elated” most likely mean in this sentence: “He felt elated after winning the award.”
Very happy or overjoyed
A struggle between opposing forces is called a ____.
Conflict
What punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses?
Semicolon
Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
John Steinbeck
What is an exaggeration used for emphasis called?
Hyperbole
Choose the correct meaning: “The ominous clouds signaled a storm.”
Threatening or foreboding
What do we call a character who changes significantly throughout a story?
Dynamic character
What type of phrase is this: “To win the prize”?
Infinitive phrase
What dystopian novel features a society under constant surveillance by "Big Brother"?
1984 by George Orwell
Identify the figure of speech: “The wind whispered through the trees.”
Personification
What does “tedious” mean?
Boring or repetitive
What is the term for the time and place of a story?
Setting
Which word is the subordinating conjunction: “Although she was late, she joined the meeting.”
Although
Who is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
What is the difference between metaphor and simile?
Simile uses “like” or “as,” metaphor does not.
Fill in the blank: “She gave a _______ explanation that impressed the entire class.”
Coherent / Clear / Logical
What is the difference between first-person and third-person narration?
Point of view
What is the passive voice of this sentence: "The chef cooked the meal."
The meal was cooked by the chef.
Name the poet who wrote “The Road Not Taken.”
Robert Frost
What is an expression whose meaning can't be understood from the individual words?
Idiom
What is the meaning of “meticulous”?
Extremely careful and precise