APA Research
Literary Devices
Vocabulary
Even More Lit. Devices
Parts of speech
100

Where do you put in-text citations?

What is after your quote/evidence?

100

The reason why an author writes a particular text, which could be to inform, entertain, persuade, or express feelings.

What is the author's purpose?

100

To adjust or modify something to fit new conditions, a new environment, or new requirements. It can also refer to the process of changing behavior or characteristics in response to new situations

What is adapt?

100

This is the process of drawing a conclusion or making an assumption based on evidence and reasoning, rather than from explicit statements. In other words, an educated guess.

What is an inference?

100

This is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Noun
200

How do you order your citations on your reference page?

What is alphabetically? 

200

This is the central idea, message, or underlying meaning of a work of literature.

What is theme?

200

To move something from its usual or original position, or to force something to take the place of something else. In a broader sense, it can mean to replace or oust someone or something from a particular role or location.

What is displace?

200

This literary device involves using vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses, helping the reader to create a mental picture of the scene.

What is imagery?

200

This word modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb, often telling how, when, where, or to what extent.

What is an adverb?

300

The first page in your paper is called...

What is the title page?

300

This term refers to the attitude or emotional quality of a piece of writing, often conveyed through word choice and style.

What is tone?

300

A dramatic and often violent change in the political, social, or economic structure of a society.

What is a revolution? 

300

This technique involves the repetition of a structure or pattern in writing, often used to create balance and rhythm.

What is parallelism?

300

This is a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or sudden feeling, often standing alone.

Wow! What is an interjection?

400

What information do you need to include in an in-text citation?

What are the author's last name and the publication year?

400

This refers to the internal or external forces that drive a character to take specific actions in a story.

What is character motivation?

400

Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning. Something that is contrary is in opposition to something else, whether it's an idea, action, or condition.

What is contrary?

400

This term refers to the time, place, and environment in which the events of a story take place.

What is the setting?

400

This word shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence, often indicating direction, time, or place.

What is a preposition?

500

The name and size of the font required for APA style papers

Times New Roman size 12

500

This refers to the social, political, or cultural environment in which a story takes place, influencing its events and characters.

What is historical context?

500

Relating to a system of ideas, beliefs, or ideals, especially those that form the basis of economic, political, or social theories. It can refer to the way certain principles shape behavior or viewpoints.

What is ideological?

500

This literary device involves giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human things or abstract concepts.

What is personification? 

500

This part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses, showing how they relate to one another.

What is a conjunction?