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On Writing I
On Writing II
Literary Terms I
Literary Terms II
Literary Terms III
100
States the main idea of an essay
What is a thesis statement?
100
The opening paragraph in an essay
What is an introduction?
100
A struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
100
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view?
100
The main character in a story is called...
the protagonist
200
The final paragraph in an essay
What is a conclusion?
200
Contains supporting details in an essay
What is a body paragraph?
200
The time and place in which a story occurs
What is setting?
200
Something (an object, person, etc) that stands for an idea
What is symbol?
200
Imagery can be defined as...
sensory descriptions (mental pictures)
300
An early version of work
What is a draft?
300
A plan or framework
What is an outline?
300
How a writer develops characters in a work of literature
What is characterization?
300
The character in conflict with the main character
What is antagonist?
300
A comparison using like or as is considered
simile
400
States main idea of a paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
400
A word or phrase that connects one idea to another
What is a transition?
400
Hints about what will come later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
400
The sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
400
a scene from the past to inform the present is called
a flashback
500
To rewrite with changes
What is to revise?
500
To compare in order to show differences
What is contrast?
500
A feeling of uncertainty/anxiety about a story's outcome
What is suspense?
500
A central idea/moral/lesson the story teaches
What is theme?
500
The character telling a story is called...
the narrator