Writing
Literary Elements
Reading Comprehension
Figurative Language
100

Writing strategy used for body paragraphs is called...

RACES

100

This term is used to describe an author's attitude toward the subject matter or audience.

Tone

100

A text that provides facts and information instead of a narrative is called this.

Informational Text

100

using an object, color, or character to represent a deeper, hidden idea rather than its literal meaning

A. Repetition. B. Metaphor.  C. Idiom.    D. Symbolism 

Symbolism

200

When citing textual evidence, what goes in the (____,______)?

(Title, Paragraph Number)

200

This is the sequence of events that make up a story, from beginning to middle to end.

Plot

200

This is a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form.

Summary

200

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of..

A. Hyperbole   B. Personification.     C. Simile

D. Symbolism.

Hyperbole

300

A group of lines in a poem is called a....

Stanza

300

This is the time and place where a story occurs.

Setting

300

These are guesses based on evidence within the text and one's own reasoning.

Inference.

300

"My computer screamed before it died a horrible death." is an example of 

A. Metaphor   B. Personification.     C. Simile

D. Symbolism.

 Personification

400

This is a paragraph in an essay that presents evidence and analysis to support the claim.

Body Paragraph

400

This term describes the perspective from which a story is told, like first person or third person.

Point of View

400

This is the central message or lesson that is conveyed by a story.

Theme

400

This is a term for a comparison using words 'like' or 'as'.

A. Metaphor   B. Personification.     C. Simile

D. Symbolism.

Simile

500

What are the 3 parts to an introduction paragraph?

Hook, Background Knowledge, Claim

500

This literary device involves hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

Foreshadowing

500

This term describes language that appeals to the five senses and paints a picture in the mind.

Imagery.

500

"You are a ray of sunshine." is an example of

A. Metaphor   B. Personification.     C. Simile

D. Symbolism.

metaphor