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Fiction
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Writing
100
The "voice" of a work; the narrator's perspective
What is point of view?
100
the character or force in conflict with a main character
What is antagonist?
100
grouped lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
100
a statement that cannot be proven true or false
What is opinion?
100

An sentence that is missing a subject or predicate

What is a fragment?

200

the reason something is written

What is author's purpose?

200
the overall, worldly lesson that can be learned from the story; a repeated idea or lesson in a literary text and often deals with abstract questions, beliefs, or truths
What is theme?
200

a comparison using like or as

What is simile?
200

A statement about a topic that the author includes in the beginning of the passage

What is a thesis statement?

200

Identify the type of comma usage. 

Mrs. Lopez, my 8th grade reading teacher, loves to watch football.

What is an appositive phrase?

300
the narrator is an observer, but can also zoom in on the thoughts and emotions of any character
What is third person omniscient?
300
written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks
What is dialogue?
300
words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true
What is figurative language?
300

restating the meaning of something in your own words, typically in a shorter manner

What is paraphrase?

300

Identify the sentence type. 

While you are working on homework, I will clean the house.

What is a complex sentence?

400

how the author creates the passage and puts it together (ex. cause and effect, sequencing, problem-solution, etc.)

What is author's organization?

400

the events of the story

What is plot?

400

words that link readers to the five senses

What is sensory language?

400

an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning

What is a logical fallacy?

400

What does FANBOYS stand for?

What is - For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

500

the atmosphere of the writing created by the words and language

What is mood?

500
hints at future events

What is foreshadowing?

500

Language not intended to be taken literally but to help create an image or an association in the reader's mind.

What is figurative language?
500
the attempt to disprove, contradict, or argue against an opposing viewpoint

What is rebuttal?

500
This type of punctuation is used to introduce lists, quotes, and explanations.

What is a colon (:)?