Figurative Language
Writing
Genres
Story Elements
Author Techniques
100

The type of figurative language seen in this example: "The snow is a white blanket covering the ground."

What is metaphor?

100

The part of an essay designed to catch the audience's attention

What is the hook?

100

This type of literature attempts to explain events in the natural world. Many of our examples come from the Greeks and Romans.

What is a myth?

100

Time and place of a story

What is the setting?

100

What the letters PIE stand for when talking about an author's purpose

What are persuade, inform, and entertain?

200

The type of figurative language seen in this example: "My favorite baseball player was up to bat. CRACK!! He hit the ball with all his power and made a homerun!"

What is onomatopoeia?

200

This part of an essay is used to summarize or restate the main points and provide the audience with a call to action.

What is the conclusion?

200

This genre of literature involves true events and people.

What is nonfiction?

200

The part of the plot that gives background information, usually at the beginning of the story

What is the exposition?

200

The use of language that appeals to the five senses

What is imagery?

300

The type of figurative language seen in this example: "The tree danced in the cool, refreshing breeze."

What is personification?

300

Words that are used to connect ideas within or across paragraphs within a piece of writing are called...

What are transition words?

300

This type of literature involveds exaggerated tales about a person who may have actually lived.

What is a tall tale?

300

The events in the story leading up to the climax

What is the rising action?

300

Authors purpose in writing a newspaper article or science text book.

What is to inform?

400

The type of figurative language seen in this example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

What is alliteration?

400

This type of writing allows an author to share their opinion about a product or experience with the goal of persuading readers to try it or avoid it.

What is a review?

400

This genre of literature is meant to be performed on a stage in front of an audience.

What is drama?

400

The end of the story, in which the conflict is usually resolved

What is the resolution?

400

Giving you clues about what to expect in the rest of the story

What is foreshadowing?

500

The type of figurative language seen in this example: "I ran like a cheetah in the 50 yard dash."

What is simile?

500

This sentence, located within the introduction paragraph, tells the reader what the main points of the essay will be.

What is the thesis statement.

500

This genre of literature includes limericks, haikus, and ballads.

What is poetry?

500

The humans or animals who carry out the action of a story

What are the characters?

500

The message that an author wants you to take away from a story.

What is the theme?