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Elements of Fiction
Essay Writing
Literary Terms
Shakespeare
Grammar
100
The main idea or message that is being conveyed
What is a theme?
100
The position that you take and intend to prove is summed up in this sentence.
What is a thesis statement?
100
A comparison between two things that uses the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
100

The two feuding families.

What are Montague and Capulet?

100
Name the error in this sentence: I went to the movies with my friends on the weekend, it was a blast!
What is a comma splice?
200
atmosphere, time of day, weather, location
What is setting?
200
The paragraph that restates the thesis and the main arguments.
What is the conclusion?
200

Dramatic, situational or verbal.

What is irony?

200
This, by any other name would smell as sweet.
What is a rose?
200
What would this type of sentence be called? As I watched in horror.
What is a sentence fragment?
300
POV: "Mrs. McNamara's voice rang out through the hallways as she searched for students to come to after school tutoring. She hoped that many people would attend."

What is third person limited narration OR possibly third person omniscient?

300
Some are horizontal and some are vertical.

What are transitions?

300
A comparison between two things without using the words "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
300

The character who died as a result of a conflict between Romeo and Tybalt.

Who is Mercutio?

300
Every sentence needs these two things.
What are a subject and a predicate?
400

POV: "I hope I do well on this exam."

What is 1st person narration?

400

The meaning of the acronym P.E.E.

Point / Evidence / Explain

400
Hinting at future events.
What is foreshadowing?
400

This female character was Romeo's "first" love.

Who is Rosaline?

400
What is the name for this sentence? I absolutely loved Mrs. Bedor's English class because she always had a smile and did her best to make things fun and exciting and even though this grammar stuff may not be the most exciting material she sure does make it sound great!
What is a run-on sentence?
500
This is the engine of the story and involves obstacles that must be overcome.
What is conflict?
500

The tense used in analytical essays when talking about the text.

What is present tense / literary present tense?

500

The leaves danced in the wind.

What is an example of personification?

500

The meter in which much Shakespeare is written.

What is iambic pentameter?

500
This is a common error whereby action words in sentences are not consistent with one another.
What is verb tense?