Grammar
This part of speech modifies a verb or adjective.
What is an adverb?
This is the Greek root which means "sound" or "voice".
What is phon?
The lesson or universal message the author wants to communicate is called ___________.
What is the theme?
This type of figurative language compares two objects using the words "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
This word refers to the main argument of a piece of writing; this argument guides the entire work.
What is a thesis?
Rewrite this sentence to be free of errors: unkel jakes home. is saint paul, minnesota and he are a math teecher their
Uncle Jake's home is Saint Paul, Minnesota, and he is a math teacher there.
These two roots, commonly used in the English language, both mean "water".
What are aqua and hydro/hydr?
This word refers to the main character of the story.
What is a protagonist?
The following sentence includes an example of this type of figurative language: I told Carla one million times that I did not enjoy going to the beach, but she still took me anyway.
What is hyperbole?
A piece of writing which describes the similarities and differences between two events, ideas, or people is using this text structure.
What is compare and contrast?
The following sentence uses a _____________________ sentence structure: When I was a young girl, I wanted to be a veterinarian, but now, I work in a library.
What is compound-complex?
The suffix "tion" indicates that a word is this part of speech.
What is a noun?
This word refers to the moment in a plot which has the highest amount of tension. The main character often faces their greatest challenge during this part of the plot.
What is the climax?
When an author describes information about sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell, they are using this type of language.
What is sensory language?
While writing, using these types of words helps connect ideas and organize thoughts logically.
What are transition, linking, or signal words?
This term describes a phrase which includes a subject and predicate, but cannot stand on its own as a complete thought.
What is a dependent clause?
Break the following word into its word parts and write the definition of each morpheme: "subtract".
Sub: below or under
Tract: to pull or to drag
This type of conflict in literature explores the struggle a character has against tradition, community expectations, or injustice.
What is person vs. society?
The following sentence is using this type of figurative language: The flowers greeted me with their fresh, bright faces.
What is personification?
When a reader wants to quickly understand the main claim of a paragraph, they can look at these two sentences.
What are the topic and concluding sentences?
This type of noun refers to a group of nouns. Examples include herd, flock, and class.
Break the following word into its morphemes and write the definition of each morpheme: telegraph
Tele: far away or distance
Graph: to write or to draw
This part of the story introduces the setting and the main characters, before the inciting incident occurs.
What is the exposition?
"Whoosh", "thud", and "buzz" are examples of _____________________. These words imitate the sounds they represent.
What are onomatopoeias?
When a reader does not know the meaning of a new word in a text, the reader can use ________________ to infer the word's definition.
What are context clues?