vocabulary
Literary Terms
Advanced Lit terms
grammar
Roots
100
great passion, enthusiasm or zeal for something
What is ardor
100
giving an inanimate object, animal, or idea human qualities
What is personification?
100
Long narrative poem with a larger-than-life hero, usually involves a long journey and a long period of time; with great danger
What is an epic
100
Contains subject, predicate, and a complete thought
What is independent clause
100
against
What is anti
200
great noise, din, confusion
What is tumult
200
a comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
200
An ideal perfect place, Eden
What is a utopica
200
contains subject and predicate, but does not contain a complete thought; begins with words such as because, since, when, who, that, which, whenever, although
What is a dependent clause?
200
back or again
What is re
300
new invention or improvement upon an older invention
What is innovation
300
a direct comparison without like or as
What is a metaphor?
300
Literature that opposes the idea of a perfect place, usually involves government, religion, technology, politics; Animal Farm is an example
What is a dystopia?
300
Identify the kind of sentence I found my missing homework last night, but it was already too late, and the teacher would not accept it.
What is compound sentence
300
before
What is pre or fore
400
a common saying that is known by many people over a period of time
What is a maxim
400
a contrast or discrepancy between what is expected and what happens, or between what is said and what is meant
What is irony
400
literature (or art) that uses wit, humor, irony to mock an institution, organization, or person and points out flaws, faults, weaknesses. The purpose is to bring about change
What is satire?
400
I will get that book that belongs to you.
What is a complex sentence?
400
wrongly
What is mis
500
occurring after death
What is posthumous
500
"word pictures," details that appeal to the five senses, purpose is to evoke emotions
What is imagery
500
a very old form of literature, characters are generally animals that represent humans; contains a clear moral message
What is a fable
500
She will go to work tomorrow, but she wants to be certain that her boss knows about the problem.
What is a compound complex sentence?
500
down or away
What is de