Literary elements
What is the setting of a story?
What is the time and place in which a story occrs?
"The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
The central idea of a nonfiction text is most similar to this in fiction.
What is the Theme?
"Ask not what your country can do for you..." is an example of what device?
What is antithesis?
The pattern of rhyming words in a poem is called what?
What is rhyme scheme?
The character type experiences significant change throut the story.
What is dynamic character?
A comparison using "like or "as" is called what?
What is a simile?
Where in a nonfiction article is the central idea most often found?
What is the introduction or first paragraph?
The appeal to emotions in persuasive writing is called what?
What is pathos?
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme is known as what?
What is sonnet?
The struggle between opposing forces in a story is called what?
What is conflict?
"He was a rock in the middle of the chaos."
What is a metaphor?
The central idea is supported by these.
What are supporting details?
This appeal relies on logic and facts.
What is logos?
What is the term for a comparison in poetry without using "like" or "as"?
What is a metaphor?
The point of view uses pronouns like "he", "she", or "they" and is told by a narrator outside the story.
What is third person point of view?
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally is called what?
What is hyperbole?
The summary of a nonfiction text should focus mainly on this.
What is central idea?
In a speech about climate change, a scientist begins by mentioning their 25 years of research and multiple awards. What rhetorical appeal is being used, and how does it strengthen their argument?
What is ethos, because it establishes the speaker’s authority and builds the audience’s trust in their expertise?
The emotional atmosphere created by a poem is known as what?
What is mood?
When the audience knows something a character does not, it's an example of what?
What is dramatic irony?
"She sells seashells by the seashore." Identify the device.
What is alliteration?
Can a story have more than one theme?
What is yes
This rhetorical device poses a question not to get an answer, but to make a point.
What is a rhetorical question?
What is enjambment in poetry?
What is when a line of poetry continues without a pause onto the next line?