Literary Terms Defined
Applying Lit Terms
Analyzing Literature
Writing
Random
100
comparison using like or as
What is a Simile?
100
It was a nightmare
What is metaphor
100
The author's attitude toward the subject
What is tone
100
An author's opinion or statement
What is a claim?
100
If you are asked to use textual evidence, what do you need to include in your writing?
What are quotes?
200
Comparison without using like or as?
What is a metaphor?
200
The wind whispered rumors of the forest
What is personification
200
I found her dancing like a leaf, and singing like a bird. What type of figurative language?
What is simile?
200
The quotes you use to support your claim are called
What is textual evidence
200
When we make inferences about a character's traits by looking at the way they think about things. Characterization by
What is thoughts.
300
Giving human qualities to a non-human thing
What is personification?
300
Each face was like the setting sun, broad and red
What is a simile
300
Death will wait until you come
What is personification
300
Author's purpose for: A textbook for a World History class.
What is to inform
300
When we make inferences about a character's traits by the things they do, how they act. Characterization by...
What is actions
400
Using words to create a mental picture
What is imagery?
400
How the tribe was broken, the house broken, and the man broken
What is parallelism
400
What type of characterization is this? A thought crossed my mind: Where is Mother right now....and Tzipora...
What is characterization by thoughts
400
The Author's Purpose for: A comic book about the zombie apocalypse
What is to entertain
400
What do you call the argument against the claim in writing?
What is a counterclaim?
500
Repeating the structure or pattern of words in a sentence.
What is parallelism or parallel structure?
500
The stars shone like diamonds in the sky. (2 types of figurative language)
What is simile and imagery
500
What type of Characterization is this: The Gypsy stared at him for a long time, from head to toe...Then as if waking from a deep sleep, he slapped my father with such force that he fell down...
What is characterization by actions
500
Author's Purpose for: An article written explaining the benefits of volunteering in your community
What is to persuade
500
The sign at Auschwitz said, "Warning Danger of Death." and Elie thought, "Is there a single place here where one isn't in danger of death." What would this be called?
What is irony