Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Vocabulary
Who said it?
Missing Word
100
A comparison using like or as 

simile 

100

use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the plot 

foreshadowing 

100

pocketbook

a purse 

100

Frenchie oh wewe gee in September 

Victor

100

And what do you know—Chopin’s waltzes just spring out of her fingertips and she’s the most surprised thing in the world. A regular ___________________. I could kill people like that.

prodigy
200

repetition of the first letter sound: Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. 

alliteration 

200

the title Raymond's Run is an example of? 

alliteration 

200

rowdy, loud, disorderly 

raucous

200

And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else's- because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet. 

Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones 

200

...as he turned at the ____________ stoop and looked back at the large woman in the door.  This word means desolate. 

barren 

300
a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or group 

dialect 

300

First person narration happens when...

a character in the story is the narrator

300

a firmly held belief or opinion

conviction 

300

Why hadn't she invited me? My feet were too big? No. Maybe my face was broken out? 

narrator of "The Party" 

300

They shood hands, ______, and jerked their heads at one another in a saludo de vato.  This word means a Mexican-American style greeting" 

raza style 

400

comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use like or as

Metaphor 
400

Roger changes in the story from the beginning to the end.  What type of character is he? 

dynamic 

400

This word means "fake" 

faux
400

“You got anything to say to my brother, you say it to me, Mary Louise Williams of Raggedy Town, Baltimore.”

Squeaky 

400

At lunch he spoke ________ to his father, spilled his baby sisters milk, and remarked that his teacher said we were not to take the name of the Lord in vain.  This word means: boldly rude or disrespectful. 

insolently 

500

what happens is very different than what the reader expects

situational irony 

500

When a character struggles internally with a conflict it is an example of?

Person Vs ________

self

500

done in a quiet or secretive way 

furtive 

500

Bound to be people like Charles in the world. Might as well meet them now as later. 

Laurie's dad 

500

Thankfully, the bell rang and I hurried toward English.  when I passed the cafeteria, the _____ lunch smells followed me, and I felt nauseous by the time I reached class.  This word means occurring or likely to occur soon. 

impending