Literary Elements
What is the main character of a story called?
What is the protagonist?
What does 'melancholy' mean?
What is a deep, persistent sadness?
What is the main idea of a text?
What is the primary point or concept the author is trying to convey?
What is a noun?
What is a person, place, thing, or idea?
What is the purpose of a topic sentence?
What is to state the main idea of a paragraph?
Define 'theme.'
What is the central idea or message of a story?
What is the synonym of 'happy'?
What is joyful?
How can you determine the author's purpose?
What is by analyzing the text for clues and supporting details?
Identify the verb in this sentence: "She runs every morning."
What is runs?
What is a thesis statement?
What is a sentence that summarizes the main point of an essay?
What term describes the time and place in which a story occurs?
What is setting?
What is the antonym of 'difficult'?
What is easy?
What is an inference?
What is a conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning?
What is an adjective?
What is a word that describes a noun?
What is the function of transitions in writing?
What is to help guide readers through the text?
Identify the use of exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
Define 'metaphor.'
What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things?
What is a summary?
What is a brief statement of the main points of a text?
What is a compound sentence?
What is a sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction?
Define 'figurative language.'
What is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation?
What is a comparison using "like" or "as"?
What is a simile?
What is the meaning of 'ambiguous'?
What is open to more than one interpretation?
What does it mean to analyze a text?
What is to examine it in detail for its structure and meaning?
Correct the following sentence: "He go to the store."
What is "He goes to the store."?
What is the purpose of editing?
What is to improve the clarity and quality of writing?