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Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Information Resources and Writing
Language
Language 2
100
The central insight about life that is revealed in a work of literature.
What is theme?
100
An example of this is "Hope is the thing with feathers."
What is metaphor?
100
This must state an opinion of some kind.
What is a thesis statement?
100
These are missing from the following sentence: "James mowed lawns delivered papers and cleaned pools over the summer."
What are commas?
100
This is used to separate two independent clauses that are closely related.
What is a semicolon?
200
A concrete object, person, place, or event that stands for something abstract and larger than itself.
What is a symbol?
200
An example of this is "time is a thief."
What is personification?
200
These are words that link sentences and paragraphs and are necessary for organizing writing.
What are transitional words and phrases?
200
This is missing from the following sentence: "If I can give you only one piece of advice it is this Don't eat the yellow snow."
What is a colon?
200
This is used to set off a word or phrase for emphasis.
What is a dash?
300
An example of this is the fact that Hester Prynne's fellow adulterer is a Puritan reverend.
What is situational irony?
300
A type of question that is not asked with the expectation of a response, but that is posed to make a point.
What is a rhetorical question?
300
In research, these are original materials that have not been altered and that were created during the time period being studied.
What are primary sources?
300
This is missing from the following sentence: "I graduated when I was twenty one."
What is a hyphen?
300
This mood is used in the following sentence: "We ask that she speak more quietly."
What is the subjunctive mood?
400
Poe uses this device when he describes his love by comparing her to Helen of Troy.
What is allusion?
400
This is a concept associated with diction and word choice, and when these are particularly strong, an author might be said to be using "loaded words."
What are connotations?
400
These are the domain letters that represent a website from an educational institution.
What is edu?
400
This following is an example of this kind of error: "The answer sheets were distributed by the proctor."
What is passive voice?
400
These are used when information must be placed in a quote that was not originally included.
What are brackets?
500
The Crucible, representing the Red Scare, is an example of this.
What is allegory?
500
An example of this is "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for you country."
What is antithesis?
500
This is a reference book that often contains weather forecasts and astronomical data, and which is typically organized using a calendar.
What is an almanac?
500
This type of error is found in the following: "He was asked to complete the assignment quickly, efficiently, and with accuracy."
What is an error in parallel structure?
500
This is the specific name of the error found in the following sentence: "It is nearly 7 o'clock we cannot reach home before dark.
What is a comma splice?