A word that refers to itself, such as "myself", "herself", or "ourselves".
What are reflexive pronouns?
100
When the protagonist(s) in a tragedy either die or are at their lowest point.
What is the hero's downfall?
100
A reference guide arranged alphabetically with extensive entries and photographs.
What is an encyclopedia?
100
The reason that a person chooses to write something.
What is author's purpose?
200
Part of a sentence- a sentence that is missing either the subject or the main action.
What is a fragment?
200
When the audience knows something the characters do not, such as knowing that Romeo and Juliet are going to die.
What is dramatic irony?
200
The type of book when someone writes about their own life and experiences.
What is an autobiography?
200
Being exact or having the correct facts.
What is accuracy?
300
Words such as "in", "over", "through" and "around".
What are prepositions?
300
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What are the elements of plot?
300
When you write something in your own words instead of quoting it.
What is a paraphrase?
300
The main statement of what a persuasive essay is about.
What is a thesis?
400
The name of a person, organization, or place, which must always be capitalized-- such as "Tahiti" or "Disney Company".
What is a proper noun?
400
The author's attitude toward the topic.
What is tone?
400
A type of essay where you write about the reason something happened and what resulted because of it.
What is cause/effect?
400
Root meaning to plunge, dip or sink
What is the the Latin root "merge"?
(As in the words submerge, merge, emergency)
500
Words such as "quickly", "hungrily", and "angrily" that modify an adjective or verb.
What are adverbs?
500
A reference to something. For example, the song title "Check Yes Juliet" is a reference to Shakespeare.
What is an allusion?
500
A fictional story in which each character symbolizes something. For example, in Peter Pan, Peter symbolizes Youth and Naivety while Captain Hook and the father symbolize Adulthood and Maturity.
What is an allegory?
500
Root meaning to throw, cast or hurl
What is the Latin root "ject"?
(As in reject, projectile, and dejected)