grammar
literary terms
poetry
writing
Miscellaneous
100

What part of speech shows the action in a sentence?

verb

100

The main character can also be called what?

(Hint: begins with a P)


protagonist

100

He ran like the wind is an example of what?

simile

100

What do you call the paragraphs that follow the introduction of an essay?

body paragraphs

100

Poetry must rhyme.

True or false?

false

200

What part of speech is the word 'the'?

article

200

What are two categories of conflict?

internal and external

200

Peter Piper picked a peck of peppers contains what type of repetition?

alliteration

200

How do you give credit for information that you found while researching?

(Hint: begins with 'C')

citation

200

Some music may be considered poetry.

True or False?

true

300

What part of speech describes a noun?

adjective

300

What is the problem?

conflict

300

What do you call language that appeals to the senses?

The light blue cascading water trickled...

imagery

300

What are the words called that help improve the flow of the essay? Examples are "next," in addition," and "therefore."

transitions

300

What is it called when a word sounds like a sound?

ding-dong, ringgggg, Kaboom

onomatopoeia

400

What part of speech is the word quickly?

He ran quickly.

adverb

400

What is the high point of the action?

climax

400

He is the wind is an example of what?

metaphor

400

A body paragraph should begin with what type of sentence? 

(Hint: begins with 'T')

topic sentence

400

What genre of literature consists of something that actually happened?

non-fiction

500

The following are examples of what part of speech?

between, among, for

preposition

500

What is an object that has more meaning?

symbol?

500

What is the difference between the words figurative and literal?

literal means exactly what is said and figurative is a figure of speech not to be taken literally

500

What is the statement called that provides the purpose for the essay?

thesis statement

500

What do you call the action that occurs after the climax?

falling action