Figurative Language
Plot

Text Structure

Text Genres

Hodgepodge
100
Simile
What is a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"?
100
The part in a story's plot after the climax when things are beginning to calm down.
What is falling action?
100
Events are arranged according to time or time lines.
What is chronological order?
100
A genre of text that tells a story and follows a plot.
What is narrative text?
100
The main character in a story, play, or novel.
What is protagonist?
200
The use of a thing, character, or object to represent soothing of deeper meaning.
What is symbolism?
200
The time and place of a story.
What is setting?
200
Some sort of issue or problem is identified and the author discusses possible ways to solve that issue.
What is problem/solution?
200
A genre of text that tries to convince someone of something.
What is persuasive text?
200
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.
What is mood?
300
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
300
The part in a story's plot that introduces the characters and gives the reader background on the story.
What is exposition?
300
Something that can be proven or repeated.
What is fact?
300
A genre of text that is explaining something.
What is expository?
300
A force working against the main character in a story, play or novel.
What is antagonist?
400
The repetition of the same consonant sound in words that are close to each other in a sentence.
What is alliteration?
400
The part in a story's plot that is the most intense, the highest point in the story.
What is climax?
400
A personal belief that cannot be proven.
What is opinion?
400
A genre of text that uses step-by-step instructions or gives directions.
What is technical writing?
400
A special kind of contrast between appearance and reality. What happens is the opposites of what is expected to happen.
What is irony?
500
An expression with a meaning different than its literal meaning.
What is an idiom?
500
Events that lead to the highest intensity of a story.
What is rising action?
500
Comparing two or more things by showing similarities and differences between them.
What is compare/contrast?
500
The paper you wrote for the State Writing Assessment asked you to EXPLAIN your reasons for something would be an example of this type of text structure.
What is expository?
500
The writer's attitude toward his or her subject.
What is tone?