Figurative Language
Fiction Terms
Nonfiction Terms
Poetry Terms
Wild Card
100

A comparison using "like" or "as" Ex. "Life is like a box of chocolates."

What is a simile?

100

A conversation between two or more people.

What is dialogue?

100

the central idea of a story

What is the main idea?

100

When an object or idea represents something else.

ex. the scarlet ibis

What is Symbols?

100

The feeling created by a piece of literature. Ex. Joyful, Mournful

What is mood?

200

Direct comparison Ex. "He eyes are shining stars"

What is a metaphor?

200

Clues that hint at what is going to happen later in the plot.

What is foreshadowing?

200
When an author is instructing, entertaining, or persuading the reader.
What is the purpose?
200

how a poem is divided

stanzas

200

The author/speaker's attitude toward the subject.

What is tone?

300

Gives human characteristics to non-humans. Ex. "The trees whispered in the breeze."

What is personification?

300

When the audience knows something a character does not. 

What is dramatic irony?

300
The act of coming to a conclusion based on facts or making and educated guess.
What is an inference?
300

What is the pattern of end rhymes in a poem.

What is rhyme scheme?

300

When a character struggles with an internal or external force.

What is a conflict?

400

A statement that is not meant to be taken literally. Ex. "Are you pulling my leg?"

What is an idiom?

400

A reference to a person, place, or another work of literature. ex. He is such a Romeo!

What is an allusion?

400

How a passage is organized. Ex. Compare and contrast, cause and effect, etc.

What is structure?

400

The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another. broken baby bottle

What is alliteration?

400

When two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect Ex. Living death, jumbo shrimp

What is an oxymoron?

500

Extreme exaggeration. Ex. "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."

What is a hyperbole?

500

how much time will you have for your eoc test

5 hours

500

first line in your essay

thesis

500

The message 

theme

500

A brief example  that focuses on a single interesting event, often in order to make a point 

What is an anecdote?