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Parts of Speech
Literary Terms
Usage
Writing
Literary Greats
100
A person, place or thing.
What is noun
100
The repeition of consonants sounds at the beginning of a words in a line of poetry
What is alliteration
100
A group of wrods that does not express a complete thought
What is fragment
100
this writing attempts to convince others or move others to take action
What is persuasive writing
100
English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English history. He wrote comedies, tragedies, and histories to name a few.
What is Shakespeare
200
Words that stand for nouns
What is pronoun
200
vantage point from which a story is told.
What is point of view
200
Two or more sentences that are capitalized and punctuated as if they were one sentence
What is run on
200
this writing sets forth inofrmation with the purpose of explaining it to the readers
What is expository
200
This author wrote The Odyssey
What is Homer
300
Word that expresses time while showing an action, a condition or the fact that something exists.
What is verb
300
use of language to express the opposite of its literal meaning.
What is irony
300
a nonstandard form of English that is colorful and often used among friends
What is slang
300
this writing tells a story
What is narrative
300
This famous author wrote The Black Cat and The Tell-tale Heart
What is Edgar Allan Poe
400
Word used to describe a noun or pronoun
What is adjective
400
the struggle between the opposing forces on which the action in a work of literature depends
What is conflict
400
When the subject does not agree with the verb in number (which refers to singular and plural) - the error is called
What is subject verb agreement
400
this writing conveys a dominant impression through specific details, sensory impressions, and figures of speech
What is descriptive writing
400
An American poet who is known for her childhood poems that often depict sadness and tragedy. This poet was a recluse
What is Emily Dickinson
500
A Word that relates a noun or pronoun that appears with it to another word in the sentence
What is preposition
500
A figure of speech making casual reference to a famous historic or literary figure or event or work of literature
What is allusion
500
This noun takes a singular verb when the group it names acts as a single unit
What is collective noun -ex. audience
500
you write this when you pick a topic, research a topic, and give credit to who provided you with the information
What is a research paper
500
original name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens
What is Mark Twain