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Literary Terms
Greek Gods and Goddesses
Literature
Sentence Types
Vocabulary
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This literary term uses “as” or “like” for a comparison of unlike things
What is Answer: What is Simile
100
The ruler of the gods and men
Who is Zues
100
This famous line is from what play: “Parting is such sweet sorrow”
What is What is Romeo and Juliet
100
Also called an independent clause, this sentence type contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought
What is Simple Sentence
100
A person reserved or uncommunicative in speech; quiet; secretive
What is Taciturn
200
This gives non-human things human characteristics
What is Answer: What is Personification
200
This is the God of strength
Who is Hercules
200
This novel takes places in America during the Jim Crow period of history
What is To Kill a Mockingbird
200
This sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator
What is Compound Sentence
200
Quick, well coordinated, active
What is Agile
300
A contrast in appearance and reality; usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems
What is What is Irony
300
The Goddess of Wisdom
Who is Athena
300
This man fought in the Trojan War and was lost for ten years before returning home
Who is Odysseus
300
This is a sentence with an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses
What is Complex Sentence
300
Inspiring fear or respect, intimidating
What is Formidable
400
An indirect reference to another literary work or to another person, place, or event
What is Allusion
400
This is the God of Wind
Who is Aeolus
400
This gothic author wrote the short story "The Cask of A Montillado"
Who is Edgar Allen Poe
400
This sentence is made from two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
What is Compound Complex
400
Humiliating, ashamed
What is Mortifying
500
The writer’s attitude toward his subject which reflects his/her feelings
What is Tone
500
She is the wife of Hades
Who is Persephone
500
This is basic pattern, also known as the monomyth, is found in many narratives from around the world
What is the Hero's Journey
500
This clause is one that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought
What is Dependent Clause or Subordinate Clause
500
To restrain with chains
What is Fetter