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Literary Elements
Vocabulary
Parts of Speech
Types of Writing
The Odyssey
100
The means by which an author reveals characters' personalities in a work of literature
What is characterization?
100
Cringe is a synonym for this vocabulary word
What is cower?
100
"Do not set the vase there." NOT is an example of this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
100
The third and final step in the writing process
What is revising?
100
Known for their ability to sing and lure sailors to their destruction
What are the Sirens?
200
A rose used to represent beauty and love or a flag used to represent a country are both examples of these.
What are symbols?
200
Nearness in place is a synonym for this vocabulary word
What is proximity?
200
"I enjoyed the clowns most of all." ENJOYED is an example of this part of speech.
What is a verb?
200
Words and phrases that act as bridges between ideas
What are transitions?
200
The way that Odysseus and his men escape the cyclops
What is tying themselves to the underside of sheep?
300
"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players" is an example of this literary element.
What is a metaphor?
300
Crush is a synonym for this vocabulary word.
What is pulverize?
300
"Jason appeared ill." APPEARED is an example of this part of speech.
What is a linking verb?
300
Used in descriptive writing; appeals to the five senses
What are sensory details?
300
Odysseus' crew's punishment for eating Helios' cattle
What is death?
400
"They all lived happily ever after" is an example of this literary element.
What is a resolution?
400
Fragile is an antonym for this vocabulary word
What is durable?
400
"Wow! She won the race!" WOW is an example of this part of speech.
What is an interjection?
400
The kind of writing that tells a story
What is narrative writing?
400
The goddess known as Minerva, Mentor, and the goddess of wisdom
Who is Athena?
500
When an author uses hints or clues to suggest what action is to come
What is foreshadowing?
500
Fall guy is a synonym for this vocabulary word
What is scapegoat?
500
"I brought some granola and yogurt for lunch." AND is an example of this part of speech.
What is a conjunction?
500
The kind of writing that explains a process
What is expository writing?
500
The person who persuades Odysseus to tell his story at the beginning of The Odyssey
Who is King Alcinous?