The repetition of initial consonant
sounds used especially in poetry to emphasize
and link words as well as to create pleasing,
musical sounds. Example—the fair breeze blew,
the white foam flew.
What is Alliteration?
100
Also called a play, this writing form uses
dialogue to share its message and is meant to be
performed in front of an audience.
What is Drama?
100
The feeling a piece of literature is intended
to create in a reader.
What is Mood?
100
A complete piece of writing, as a report or
essay, that is part of a newspaper, magazine, or
book.
What is Article?
100
The narrator of the story.
What is Kenneth (Kenny) Watson?
200
A reference to a well-known person,
place, event, literary work, or work of art to
enrich the reading experience by
adding meaning.
What is Allusion?
200
A short piece of nonfiction that expresses
the writer’s opinion or shares information about
a subject.
What is Essay?
200
The action that makes up the story, following
a plan called the plot line.
What is Plot?
200
An alphabetical listing of difficult,
technical, or foreign terms with definitions or
translation; usually found at the end of a book.
What is Glossary?
200
This event finally convinces Momma and Dad to take Byron to Grandma Sands.
What is Byron getting a conk?
300
Language that has meaning
beyond the literal meaning; also known as
“figures of speech.”
What is Figurative Language?
300
A humorous, exaggerated story often
based on the life of a real person. The
exaggerations build until the character can
accomplish impossible things.
What is Tall Tale?
300
The person or character who actually
tells the story, filling in the background
information and bridging the gaps between
dialogue.
What is Narrator?
300
True writing, based on factual
information.
What is Nonfiction?
300
This purchase excites the kids and worries Momma, but she warms up to it later.
What is the Ultra Glide record player?
400
Poetry that does not conform to a
regular meter or rhyme scheme. Poets who write
in free verse try to reproduce the natural rhythms
of spoken language.
What is Free Verse?
400
A story originally passed from one
generation to another by word of mouth only.
The characters are usually all good or all bad
and in the end are rewarded or punished as
they deserve.
What is Folktale?
400
The part of the story, usually near the
beginning, in which the characters are
introduced, the background is explained, and the
setting is described.
What is Exposition?
400
An alphabetical listing that gives page
numbers or books where information can be
found.
What is Index?
400
The type of conflict between Byron and Kenny.
What is Person vs. Person?
500
A technique that involves surprising,
interesting, or amusing contradictions or
contrasts. Verbal irony occurs when words are
used to suggest the opposite of their usual
meaning. An irony of situation is when an event
occurs that directly contradicts expectations.
What is Irony?
500
A book-length, fictional prose story.
Because of its length, a novel’s characters and
plot are usually more developed than those of a
short story.
What is Novel?
500
The distinctive way that a writer uses
language including such factors as word choice,
sentence length, arrangement, and complexity,
and the use of figurative language and imagery.
What is Style?
500
A book that contains information on
many subjects; or comprehensive information in
a particular field of knowledge; usually arranged
alphabetically.