Refers to a category in which a work of literature is classified
What is genre?
100
A logical assumption that is based on observed facts and one’s own knowledge and experience
What is inference?
100
A writer’s or speaker’s choice of words and ways of arranging the words in sentences
What is diction?
100
An extended work of fiction
What is novel?
100
Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence, is helped by interfering gods, and embodies ideals and values that a culture considers admirable
What is an epic hero?
200
Prose writing that consists of imaginary elements
What is fiction?
200
When a writer either expresses thoughts or feelings, informs or explains, persuades, or entertains
What is author's purpose?
200
A statement or theory that is established to be proven
What is thesis?
200
Writing that tells about real people, places, and events
What is nonfiction?
200
A brief, descriptive phrase used to characterize a particular person or thing
What is an epithet?
300
A work of fiction that centers on a single idea and can be read in one sitting
What is short story?
300
When a writer describes the character’s physical appearance
What is characterization?
300
Written conversation between two or more characters
What is dialogue?
300
A form of autobiographical writing in which a writer shares his or her personal experiences and observations of significant events or people
What is memoir?
300
A long, elaborate comparison
What is an epic simile?
400
A type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects
What is poetry?
400
The voice in poetry that ‘talks’ to the reader, similar to the narrator in fiction
What is the speaker?
400
Direct quotes or specific examples from the text in question that you use to support your thesis or argument
What is textual evidence?
400
A long narrative poem
What is an epic?
400
A reference to a famous person, place, or event
What is an allusion?
500
Literature in which plots and characters are developed through dialogue and action; in other words, it is literature in play form
What is drama?
500
The writer’s position on an issue or problem
What is claim?
500
A voice that a writer assumes in a particular work