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Basics
Literary Devices
HodgePodge
Writing about writing
100
A man and a woman are going through a rough divorce and are split about who is going to take care of their mutual child.
What is Popular Mechanics
100
The story is told in this specific voice to let the reader in on this one character's thoughts, opinions and feelings only.
What is a first person narrator
100
The story begins in the middle of a narrative
What is in medias res
100
This text is completely made up, and any resemblance to any real person or real events is absolutely accidental.
What is fiction
100
The fact that you make a guess what is going to happen next
What is a prediction
200
This short story includes the characters Pangma-La, a sherpa woman, a father. It makes use of powerful symbols such as a swan, a wing and a maiden.
What is The Shining Mountain
200
The main character in the story, often a good and heroic type.
What is the protagonist
200
Two directly or indirectly related close together in literature in order to highlight the contrast between the two and compare them.
What is juxtaposition
200
A struggle between two opposing forces or a struggle of man against himself.
What is a conflict (inner conflict = bonus)
200
The first step to organizing your thoughts in preparation of an essay in which you present chosen parts of a work of fiction or non-fiction in a particular order to keep your focus.
What is an outline / outlining
300
In a country with a troublesome history which affected mostly the black population, a fairly wealthy and elderly lady finds herself in a hazardous situation.
What is The Guilt
300
The place and time frame in which the story takes place
What is the setting
300
This literary device refers to a meaning ascribed to one subject by way of another. It is meant for comparison without using "like" or "as". Ex: "cold feet" - "he has the heart of a lion"
What is a metaphor
300
Brief written account about a specific topic targeted at a particular audience/receiver.
What is an article or essay
300
The core of your essay consisting of these few main paragraphs: Basics, Analysis, Ending.
What is Introduction, Body, Conclusion?
400
Texts written in this genre cover no more than 1,500 to 30,000 words. They usually operate with very few characters and within a limited time span. These stories may contain open or surprise endings.
What is a short story
400
A sequence of events in the story that can be summarized.
What is the plot
400
Words which are similar or have a related meaning to another word
What is a synonym
400
One of the two major divisions of prose writing based on real facts and information.
What is non-fiction
400
The written essay is basically an argument consisting of a claim and proof from the source text to support your claim. The proof is also called...
What is a quote / quotation
500
He is the leader of a gang and gets involved in a murder during a mugging. The man steals a car and accidentally abducts a baby.
What is Tsotsi
500
It is the overall message and topic dealt with in the short story. It may cover one or more types. Since August last year we have covered all of these at least once: Love, Divorce, Growing Up, Happiness, Nightmares, American Dream, Young Adults, Violence, The Human Condition, History, Political Systems, Oppression, Apartheid, Social Conditions, Discrimination, Childhood, Equality, Inequality, Hatred, Blame Game, Opportunity, Hope...
What is the theme
500
Figure of speech using contradictory concepts such as "black milk" - "alone in a crowd" - "controlled chaos" - "accidentally on purpose"
What is an Oxymoron
500
The category in which a work of literature is classified.
What is genre?
500
Albert is a sweet boy he really loves animals therefore he always goes to the petshop the shopkeeper knows him by heart the sun is shining today and Albert enters the petshop to greet his favourite turtle. = A sentence lacking punctuation is also called...
What is a run-on sentence / a fused sentence?