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100
A statement that may seem contradictory but can be true (or at least make sense); Less is more.

What is Paradox?

100

Represents objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

What is Imagery?

100

to repeat or copy a group of words from a speech or written text.

What is a Quote?

100

The precise, literal definition a word that might be found in a dictionary.

What is Denotation?

100

The last sentence in an introductory paragraph is this?

Thesis Statement

200

This is required every quarter! 

Independent Novel Book Summary

200

Rewriting something in your own words.

What is a paraphrase?

200

To arrive at a judgement by reasoning.

What is Conclude?

200

Answer based on clues from the story.

What is an inference?

200

A reason behind a character’s specific action or behavior.

What is Motivation?

300

The wide array of positive and negative associations that most words naturally carry.

What is Connotation?
300

How a writer decides to express whatever he/she wants to say; his/her choice or words, the sentence structure, syntax, language (Figurative or Metaphorical).

What is Style?

300

A word or expression used in lieu of a harsher alternative.

What is Euphemism?

300

Evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

What is Mood?

300

Known as a "play on words."

What is a Pun?

400

The sequence of events inside a story where each event affects the next through the principle of cause-and-effect.

What is a Plot?

400
A figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other; often referred to as a "contradiction in terms."

What is Oxymoron?

400

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience; generally conveyed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.

What is Tone?

400

This is the proper spelling of your English Teachers name!

S-C-H-U-L-T-Z

400

Phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across.

What is Figurative Language?

500

Implied or indirect reference to a person events or thing or to part of another text; based on the assumption that there is a body of knowledge that is shared by the author and the reader, thereby allowing the reader will understand the author's referent.

What is Allusion?
500
A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.

What is Hyperbole?

500

The use of rich, colorful, precise language that communicates not just in a functional way, but in a way that moves and enlightens the reader; paints pictures in the reader's mind.

What is Word Choice?

500

The repetition of consonant sounds at the begining of words or stressed syllables.

What is Alliteration?

500

Opposition of characters which gives rise to the drama in fiction texts.

What is Conflict?

600
Group lines in a poem.

What is Stanza?

600

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

What is Diction?

600
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.


What is Rhyme Scheme?

600

5 lines in a Stanza!

What is Quintain?

600
2 Lines in a Stanza!

What is Couplet?