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Literature
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Literature 2
100
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as.
What is a simile?
100
Writing where the author is giving information or facts.
What is informative writing?
100
Words that replace nouns in a sentence so it is not repetitive.
What are pronouns?
100
Two words that have the same meaning.
What is a synonym?
100
Stories that are made up and not factual.
What is fiction?
200
Giving nonhuman things, human like characteristics.
What is personification?
200
Writing where the author is trying to persuade the reader and get them to agree.
What is persuasive writing?
200
Part of speech that is used to join things in a sentence or paragraph.
What is a conjunction?
200
Two words that have opposite meaning.
What is an antonym?
200
A character that is the hero of the story.
What is a protagonist?
300
A figure of speech that is understood but doesn't mean what is said literally. Ex: It's raining cats and dogs!
What is an idiom?
300
The part of a writing where the author is closing and restating their points.
What is a conclusion?
300
Acronym used to remember the coordinating conjunctions.
What is FANBOYS?
300
Two lines in a poem that rhyme?
What is a couplet?
300
To make an educated guess based on clues or evidence from text.
What is inference?
400
Words that make a sound.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
The part of writing where you present your ideas and claim.
What is the introduction (or thesis)?
400
A sentence that contains two independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
400
Language that does not mean exactly what it says.
What is figurative language?
400
To tell what a story is about using your own words.
What is summarize?
500
The repetition of beginning sounds of words.
What is alliteration?
500
Stating examples or facts explicitly mentioned in the text.
What is citing evidence?
500
A word that describes a verb.
What is an adverb?
500
Words that attract or appeal to your senses.
What is imagery?
500
The message or moral of a story?
What is theme?