essay types
metaphor types
writing movments/styles
characteristics of plot
figurative language
100

Employing logos, ethos, pathos to persuade readers to think or act a certain way.

What is Argumentation?

100

A comparison hinted but not direct using like or as.

What is implied metaphor?

100

19th-century movement in literature and art advocating personal impressions over strict reality portrayal.

What is impressionism?

100

Introduces characters, situation, and setting. 

What is exposition?

100

Comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".

What is simile?

200

Relying more on emotional appeal than on facts.

What is persuasion?

200

Developed over multiple lines or throughout a text.

What is extended metaphor?

200

A term for bold experimental styles and forms in the arts during the early 20th century.

What is modernism?

200

New or present complications in conflict and situations.

What is rising action?

200

Human characteristics given to non-human things.

What is personification?

300

One of the four major forms of discourse where something is explained or “set forth.”  

What is exposition?

300

The original metaphorical meaning is lost through frequent use.

What is dead metaphor?

300

Realistic portrayal of life, highlighting environmental and hereditary influences on characters.

What is naturalism?

300

Point in plot with greatest intensity.

What is climax?

300

Exaggerated statements not to be taken literally. 

What is hyperbole?

400

The form of discourse that tells about a series of events.  

What is narrative?

400

Unintentional blending of conflicting metaphors, causing confusion.

What is mixed metaphor?

400

A writing style from the 19th century portraying life realistically without idealization.

What is realism?

400

Conclusion of story where conflicts have been settled.

What is resolution?

400

Words that imitate sounds.

What is onomatopoeia

500

Short story with animal or object characters teaching moral lessons.

What is fable?

500

Comparison without using "like" or "as".

What is metaphor?

500

1920s European art and literary movement aiming to express the unconscious mind, prioritizing it over conventional realism.

What is surrealism?

500

The vantage point from which the writer tells the story.

What is point of view?

500

Contrast between expectation and reality, often funny.

What is irony?