Reading
Poetry
Mix It Up
Essay Writing
Text Structures
100

What is the perspective from which a story is told?

What is Point of View?

100

What is the name of the literary device that is something in itself, and it also suggests something deeper?

What is a symbol?

100

"His words were a dagger stabbing at my heart." What literary device is being used?

What is metaphor?

100

What is the part of writing traits where one's personal style of flavor is expressed?

What is voice?

100

This type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike or different. 

What is compare & contrast?

200

What is a conversational passage in a narrative or play used to advance the plot or develop the characters? 

What is dialogue?

200

What is the term given to the element when initial sounds of a word are repeated in close succession?

What is alliteration?

200

"When the shepherd's whistle releases her, she's off like an arrow running east." What literary device is being used here?

What is simile?

200

What is the part of the writing process where a student will make additions or deletions of content ideas to make the paper flow better and have better voice?

What is revision?

200

This text structure appeals to the five senses

What is descriptive?

300

What is a moment of great intensity in the plot of a literary work?

What is climax?

300

What is the literary term to suggest a universal truth? This is what the author is trying to teach you. 

What is theme?

300

Who spoke the lines: "To be or not to be: that is the question." 

Who is Hamlet?

300

What is the first step in the writing process?

What is prewriting?

300

This text structure shows how one event led to another event

What is cause & effect?

400

What is an account of a person's life written by that person?

What is Autobiography?

400

What is the literary device often found in poetry to mean literally exactly what you say?

What is denotation?

400

What late poet is known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre?

Who is Poe?

400

What is the name given to this universal idea statement that addresses the main focus you want to emphasize in your paper?

What is a thesis statement?

400

This text structure discusses things in order 

What is chronological?

500

What is the character who opposes the hero or creates the conflict?

Who is antagonist?

500

What is a reference, within another literary work, to another work of fiction, a film, a piece of art, or even a real event?

What is allusion?

500

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both..." What is the name of this poem?

What is "The Road Less Traveled"?

500

What is the term used to define that attention getting statement or clause at the beginning of an essay?

What is a hook?

500

What type of text structure offers a proposed solution to a problem?

What is problem & solution?