Literary Elements
*BONUS*
Grammar
Reading
Figurative Language
100
What is a conflict?
The problem of the story
100
What is the meaning of "re-"?
Double - give an example
to do something again
100
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
100
What is the sequence of events called?
Plot
100
What is a comparison using "like" or "as"?
Simile
200
What are two types of conflict?
Internal and external conflicts
200
What is the meaning of "mis-"?
Double- give an example
To do something incorrectly
200
What is the verb in this sentence: Theresa cleans her room every day before bedtime.
cleans
200
What is text evidence?
Evidence you can pull directly from the passage to back you up
200
What is a figure of speech in which non-human things are given human qualities?
Personification
300
What is the time and place of a story called?
Setting
300
What do the suffixes "-ist" and "-er" mean?
Double - Give an example for both.
A person
300
Name 3 adjectives.
answers may vary
300
What is the type of text structure that shows how two or more things are alike and different?
Compare and contrast
300
What are the hints or clues that suggest what will happen later in the story called?
Foreshadowing
400
What is the lesson or the moral of a story?
Theme
400
What is the meaning of "un-"?
Double - Give an example.
not
400
What are the FANBOYS? List them.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
400
What is at the top? The climax or the resolution?
Climax
400
What type of figurative language is this example:
The streets of New York City were a nightmare.
Metaphor
500
What is a main character called? (Begins with a "P")
Protagonist
500
What is Mrs. U's favorite word? (Hint: it helps to expand your sentences)
Because
500
What is the type of sentence that expresses strong feelings and ends with an exclamation mark?
Exclamatory sentence
500
What is it called when a character speaks?
Dialogue
500
Name as many types of figurative language as you can. Hint: SHAMPOO
simile, hyperbole, alliteration, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, oxymoron