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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Literary Skills
Literary Skills
Literary Skills
100
ferocious, fierce
What is savage?
100
loud and shrill
What is piercing?
100
the author's attitude about the topic he/she is writing about
What is tone?
100
the repeating of beginning consonant sounds (tongue twisters)
What is alliteration?
100
Colorful ways to convey meaning 
What are figures of speech?
200
to lift with effort or force
What is heave?
200
of or having a movement, action, or condition that repeats in regular sequence
What is rhythmic?
200
giving human qualities to something that is not human
What is personification?
200
a phrase that has its own meaning totally different from the meaning of the individual words
What is an idiom?
200
a comparison of 2 unlike things using the words like, as, or resembles
What is a simile?
300
moved from a higher to a lower place or position; go or come down
What is descended?
300
to shake with a slight vibrating motion; tremble
What is quiver?
300
a comparison of 2 unlike things without using the words like, as, or resembles
What is a metaphor?
300
Words that sound like their meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
300
an exaggeration for effect
What is a hyperbole?
400
starting and stopping (especially sleep)
What is fitful?
400
making or becoming smaller or less
What is diminishing?
400
gives readers information about a person, topic, event, or idea
What is informational text?
400
how an author reveals a character's qualities through what they say, think, and do
What is characterization?
400
important parts of a story (how a story is organized)
What is story structure?
500
to be filled with surprise, astonishment, or wonder
What is marveling?
500
a choice for considered with regard to its rarity, costliness, or the like
What is a delicacy?
500
The message about life or human nature
What is theme?
500
a writer's attitude toward the topic he/she has written about
What is tone?
500
Exciting action that takes place in unusual settings
What is an adventure story.