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Literary Terms
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More Lit. Terms
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When you come up with an idea based on what you read.

Infer

100

What H.E.L.P. stands for

Historical, everyday, literary, personal

100
These books, which was published in the late eighteenth century, are very valuable. a. books in the late eighteenth century b. books which were published c. books that was published
b. books which were published
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The cracked winshield, in addition to the torn upholstery and rusted body, ____ made Ruth's old car difficult to sell. A. HAS B. HAD C. HAVE

A. Has

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the conversation among characters in any kind of narrative,story, or play
Dialogue
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This is an author's word choice.
Diction
200

It is important to _____ your examples

introduce

200
Rewrite as one sentence: The novel is very powerful. It concerns the rights of women in the twentieth century.
The novel, which concerns the rights of women in the twentieth century, is very powerful.
200

This week's National Inquisitor claims that there ________ photographs of the Loch Ness Monster eating Elvis. A. WERE B. WAS C. ARE

C. Are

200

When you don't know a word, so you look at the words around it to determine meaning

Context clues

300

This shows how the writer feels about a topic.

Tone

300

The first sentence of each body paragraph is connected to this part of the thesis

Reasons

300
Working as a receptionist taught me to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answering the phone. a. to handle customer complaints and write memos, answering the telephone. b.how to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answer the phones.
b. how to handle customer complaints, write memos, and answer the phones.
300

None of this breakfast that you cooked __________ fit to eat. A. WAS   B. TO BE   C. IS

B. Is

300

An indirect hint at something that will happen later in a narrative

Foreshadowing

400

Using the word "tiny" to describe someone's house may offend them. This is an example of--

Connotation

400

For every example, this sentence(s) is needed

Explanation (of how the example supports the thesis)

400
Some may say love is more important than money, however money buys happiness and I love Louboutin. a. Some may say love is more important than money; however, money can buy happiness and I love Louboutin. b. Some may say love is more important than money however, money can buy happiness and I love Louboutin.
a. Some may say love is more important than money; however, money can buy happiness and I love Louboutin.
400

Which part is a fragment? A. Maria was not watching her plate of barbecue very carefully. B. So Santana, the family beagle, snatched a chicken leg hanging over the edge. C. As baked beans and potato salad slid onto Maria's new sandals.

C. As baked beans and potato salad slid onto Maria's new sandals.

400
a reference to another body of literature, famous person or event
Allusion
500
This is the message or what the author wants the reader to learn from the passage or story.
Theme
500

Two things that make up the claim

Your position/stance and part of the prompt

500
Rewrite as one sentence: Mary could feel a cavity developing in one of her teeth. She refused to go to a dentist.
Mary could feel a cavity developing in one of her teeth, but she refused to go to the dentist.
500

Rewrite for parallel structure: In the restroom, Tishena was brushing her hair, freshened her lip-gloss, and took deep breaths, trying to work up the courage to walk to her first speech class.

In the restroom, Tishena brushed her hair, freshened her lip-gloss, and took deep breaths, trying to work up the courage to walk to her first speech class.

500

When the audience knows something that the other character(s) don't.

Dramatic Irony