VOCABULARY
SHORT STORIES
LITERARY TERMS
ENGLISH REVIEW
Essay/Correspondence Writing
100

What part of speech is PRETTY?

ADJECTIVE

100

What is where a story takes place?

SETTING

100

A direct comparison with an object.

METAPHOR
100

What is the main idea of a sentence?

SUBJECT
100

an expression of greeting in a letter

salutation

200

the opposite of a word

anonym 

200

What does TONE mean?

the author's attitude in a story

200

A word used to describe an extreme exaggeration.

HYPERBOLE

200

A word that modifies a noun 

ADJECTIVE

200

This type of essay requires well-researched, accurate, detailed, and current information to support the thesis statement and consider other points of view.

Argument Essay

300

the expression of truths or generalizations about human existence by means of symbolic fictional figures and their actions

Allegory

300

A ___ is  a story is just a general pattern of things that happen repeatedly,

THEME

300

IDENTIFY THE LITERARY TECHNIQUE:

The moon winked at me as it twinkled in the sky.

PERSONIFICATION

300

a word that modifies (describes) a verb (“he sings loudly”)

ADVERB 

300

True or False: In the refutation, you want to show the reader why your position is more correct than the opposing idea.

True

400

This word is when author's give human characteristics to something nonhuman.

What is personification?

400

What is the end of a story called on the plot diagram?

RESOLUTION

400

What word is a comparison that uses like or as?

SIMILE

400

List at least one FIRST PERSON PRONOUN

I, ME, OR MY

400

In your essay writing, this statement is used when doing what? 

This is relevant to the claim because... 

Explaining the connection between your claim/thesis statement and your evidence as it relates to the prompt. 

500
What is the word to describe the way a word sounds?

What is an onomatopoeia? 

500

How many parts are on the plot diagram and what are they?

5 (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). 

500

Identify the literary technique:

I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse.

HYPERBOLE

500

A story that has made up characters and events.

FICTION

500

What are the first five parts of a correspondence, in order?

Date:

Contact info of the person you're writing to:

Greeting/Salutation:

Introduction/why I'm writing:

Specific details/more info:

600

a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language 

give an example

Synonym 

Examples: love/affection

intelligent/brilliant 

600

 The point in the narrative where the tension, excitement, or stakes reach the highest level.

Climax

600

This refers to the character, credibility, and moral values a group or individual possesses.

ethos

600

Farewell to Manzanar

Non-Fiction

600

This essay educates your reader on a topic. They can have one of several functions: to define a term, compare and contrast something, analyze data...


Information Essay

Example: Cook book