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Grammar 2
Elements of
Literature
Elements of
Literature 2
100
A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.
What is an interrogative sentence?
100
Words that have similar meaning.
What are synonyms?
100
A sentence that shows strong emotion and ends with a punctuation mark.
What is an exclamatory?
100
The where and the when of a story.
What is setting?
100
The action of a story.
What is plot?
200
A sentence that makes a statement and ends with a period.
What is a declarative?
200
Words that have opposite meanings.
What are antonyms?
200
A book that contains general information on a variety of topics.
What is an encyclopedia?
200
explain/inform, persuade, entertain & enlighten or reveal an important truth.
What is author's purpose?
200
Person, animal, or imaginary creature that takes part in the action of a story.
What is a character?
300
Words that sound the same, but have different spellings.
What are homophones?
300
Clues given to help determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
What are context clues?
300
A sentence that gives a command or makes a request.
What is an imperative sentence?
300
The feelings that a writer wants the reader to have while reading.
What is mood?
300
The part of the plot that tells how the story begins.
What is exposition?
400
Your eyes move rapidly over the text, looking for specific information.
What is scanning?
400
Words that are spelled alike, but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations.
What are homographs?
400
You glance over the text rapidly to get a general overview of the material presented.
What is skimming?
400
A writer's message, or main point, of his or her literary work.
What is theme?
400
The point of crisis in the plot.
What is climax?
500
A book of up-to-date general information.
What is an almanac?
500
Words that sound the same, but are spelled differently.
What are homophones?
500
A sentence that defines what the whole, entire essay will be about.
What is focus statement?
500
Struggles or problems between characters.
What is conflict?
500
The label on the lower right point on the triangle for the plot diagram.
What is resolution?