Literary terms & devices
This is the central message of main idea in a story
What is the theme?
This type of writing tells a story
What is a narrative writing?
This compares two things using “like“ or ”as”
What is a simile?
This is the central claim of an argumentative essay
What is a thesis statement?
This is a group of words that expresses a complete thought
What is a sentence?
This character works against the protagonist in a story
What is the antagonist?
This form of writing explains or informs
What is expository writing?
This figures of speech says one thing is another to make a comparison
What is a metaphor?
These are the facts, quotes, or data used to support a claim
What is evidence?
This is an incomplete sentence, missing a subject or verb
What is a fragment?
This device gives readers a hint about future events in the plot
What is foreshadowing?
This writing style attempts to convince the reader of a specific viewpoint
What is argumentative writing?
This gives human characteristics to nonhuman objects
What is personification?
This term refers to the opposing viewpoint in an argument
What is a counterclaim?
This type of sentence combines two or more independent clauses
What is a compound sentence?
This describes the narrator’s perspective in telling the story
What is point of view?
This writing type shares a writer‘s personal thoughts or experiences
What is reflective writing?
This uses extreme exaggeration for effect
What is hyperbole?
This explains how your evidence supports your claim
What is a warrant?
What is a comma?
This is the tension or struggle between opposing forces in a story
What is conflict?
This writing style uses vivid descriptions to create sensory experiences for the reader
What is descriptive writing?
This refers to a brief mention of a famous person, place, or event
What is an allusion?
This is the final part of the essay that restates the argument and summarizes the main points
What is the conclusion?
This occurs when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined
What is a run-on sentence?