A word that describes an action or a state of being.
What is a verb?
100
An extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
100
A struggle between two opposing forces in a work of literature.
What is conflict?
100
This prose writing tells an imaginary story. The writer might invent all the events and characters or might base parts of the story on real people and events.
What is fiction?
200
A word that takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
200
A direct comparison of two things.
What is a metaphor?
200
Providing clues or hints that suggest what is to come in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
200
This humorously exaggerated story about impossible events often involves the supernatural abilities of the main character.
What is a tall tale?
300
A word that connects or joins other words, phrases, or sentences.
What is a conjunction?
300
A word that sounds like its meaning.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
The universal message about life that is expressed through a story.
What is theme?
300
This type of literature is written in a way in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects. Often these may use a variety of sound devices, imagery, and figurative language to express emotions and ideas.
What is poetry?
400
A word that describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
400
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
400
The time and place where a story takes place.
What is setting?
400
This story is handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments. Usually this has some basis in historical fact.
What is a legend?
500
A word that describes an adjective or an adverb. Many times it ends in -ly but not always.
What is an adverb?
500
A writer's use of description, particularly description that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
500
The events in a story that lead up to the climax.
What is rising action?
500
This play takes place in the past and is based on real events. In many, the characters are also based on real historical figures.