Poetry
Non-Fiction Narrative
Fiction
Grammar
Vocabulary
100

The author of Mother to Son

Langston Hughes

100

This type of non-fiction narrative is written about another person

What is a biography

100

The beginning of the plot diagram where you learn the characters names and the location of the story

What is the exposition

100
There are these many parts of speech

What is 8

100

The ability to adapt and cope which helps people to face tragedies, loss,trauma,and severe stress

What is resilience

200
The mother compared her life to a wooden staircase. This is an example of two literary elements
What is a metaphor and symbolism
200

an account of the author's personal experiences, many personal narratives

What is a memoir

200

In 7th Grade, the main character pretended to know this language to impress a girl

What is French

200
The Coordinating conjunctions

What is For And Nor But Or Yet So

200

A person with great talent; a young genius

What is a prodigy

300

In To James, the author compared his life to ?

What is a race

300

the setting for the story A simple Act

What is New York in the 1980's

300

The thing the main character in 7th grade did that he thought would impress girls

What is scowl
300

Clauses that could stand alone

What are Independent Clauses
300

lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare

Who is a philanthropist
400

A group of lines in a poem

What is a stanza

400

The star that the parent in two kinds compared the daughter

Who is Shirley Temple

400

The Protagonist or main character in Thank you Mam

Who is Mrs. Luella Baits Washington Jones

400

Clauses that cannot stand alone

What are dependent clauses

400

a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work- that can be applied to anyone

What is a theme

500

the pattern formed by end rhymes in a poem, example is aabbcc



What is the Rhyme Scheme

500

The symbolic item that the people in Two Kinds said that they felt connected them

What is an Invisible Thread

500

The thing the antagonist wanted from the protagonist in the resolution

What is to be trusted

500

The punctuation mark used between two closely related independent clauses when there is no conjunction or comma used

What is a semicolon or ;
500

feeling that one has been disrespected

What is idignity?