Literary Devices
Elements of a Story
Types of Writing
Grammar and Punctuation
Stories You Should Know
100

Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

What is a metaphor?

100

Where the story takes place

What is setting?

100

Fiction novels are written in this type of writing

What is narrative?

100

A specific person, place, or thing

What is a proper noun?

100

The two protagonists of Of Mice and Men

Who are George and Lennie?

200

This figurative language is shown in the example below:

I have told you a million times that I finished my essay. 

What is a hyperbole?

200

This element is often broken up into five different parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

What is the plot?

200

An essay that is trying to persuade someone to do/believe something.

What is a persuasive (argumentative) essay?

200

The words below are examples of this kind of word:

Slowly, quickly, loudly

What are adverbs?

200

The kind of play Romeo and Juliet is

What is a tragedy? 

300

When the author hints at something that will happen in the future in the story.

What is foreshadowing?

300

When an object means more than what it is in a story

What is a symbol?

300

An essay that analyzes a book or piece of writing

What is a literary analysis?

300

This piece of punctuation is often used to introduce a list

What is a colon?

300
The antagonist of Lord of the Flies

Who is Jack?

400

When a person says one thing, but it is the opposite of what is really meant.

Ex: It is a rainy, cloudy and someone says, "What beautiful day!"

What is irony?

400

The problem of the story

What is conflict?

400

Every essay needs this to make its point clear

What is a thesis statement (claim)?

400

This piece of punctuation can be used instead of a comma to separate items in a list

What is a semicolon?

400

Shakespeare wrote many of these to be read on their own and also included them in his plays

What are sonnets?

500

Below is an example of this type of figurative language, which is meant to create a new meaning by combining two opposite words into one phrase:

There was a deafening silence in the room.

What is oxymoron?

500

The setting of the story sets this element. Without the setting, most readers would not be able to figure out the vibe of the story.

What is mood?

500

Quotes from another source that are used in essays to support the main point

What is evidence?

500

Words or phrases used to express emotions

Ex: Wow, oops, uh-oh

What are interjections?

500

The climax of Of Mice and Men

When Lennie kills Curly's wife?