Authors
This male Harlem Renaissance writer penned poems such as “Mother to Son.”
Langston Hughes
This part of speech refers to a person, place, or thing. The proper form of this part of speech is always capitalized.
Noun
What literary device is being used in this sentence: “The news spread like wildfire through the school”?
What is the root word in “biological”?
Logic
What do you call the time and place a story occurs?
Setting
The writing style of this author is often associated with gothic horror and mystery
Edgar Allan Poe
In the sentence “The extremely tired runner collapsed after finishing a marathon,” what part of speech is “extremely”?
Adverb
What literary device is being used in this sentence: “The wind whispered secrets through the trees”?
Personification
What is the root word in “unbelievable”?
The sequence of events that make up a story is called this.
Plot
This poet wrote several poems and books, including “Hanging Fire.” She was an activist for women and discriminated groups.
Audre Lorde
Which word in this sentence is the linking verb?: “The soup smells delicious in the kitchen”
Smells
A friend tells you a funny story and concludes with, “I literally died.” What device did they use?
Hyperbole
In the word “international,” the prefix “inter” means this.
Between
In “The Raven,” the raven is a symbol of death and this.
Grief/Sorrow
What is the name of the short story whose narrator is haunted by the sound of a heart beating under the floor?
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
In the sentence “Despite the rain, we enjoyed our picnic,” what part of speech is “despite”?
Preposition
“Time is a thief that steals our youth” is an example of this literary device.
Metaphor
What type of word part is “ment” in the word “development”?
Suffix
What is the difference between mood and tone?
Mood is concerned with how the reader feels; tone is concerned with the author's attitude
Mary Anne Evans wrote under the name George Eliot, otherwise known as this.
You can use this acronym to help you identify common coordinating conjunctions
FANBOYS
“Try my pie” is an example of this literary device.
Assonance
“Disappearance” contains these three word parts.
“They should have been in hiding already. Here they were out in the open with a light on!” is an example of what type of point of view?
Third Person Omniscient