Define the term Heroine

Chief female character in a book, play, or movie

Principal character of a literary work, a male figure

What is an Autobiography?

A self-written story about the author's life.

Any person, figure, animal, or inanimate object

An exaggerating literary work that produces a comic effect

Written work that uses a distinctive style and rhythm

Define the word Conflict

A struggle between 2 opposing forces, Throwing Chingasos at school

Define the term ONOMATOPOEIA

A word, which imitates the natural sounds of a things

Define the term Irony

When words say one thing but really mean something else

a speech or written tribute to a person who just died

It's basically a story made up of lies

Define the term Prose

A form of language that has no formal metrical structure

Define the term Contrast

A way for writers to identify differences between 2 things

Define the word Mythology

Collection of myths belonging 2 a certain cultural tradition

What is PERSONIFICATION?

A thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes

Define the term Exaggeration

makes something worse, or better than it really is, People who tell stories 2 make themselves look good

Define the term Hyperbole

An exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis

What is a Protagonist?

The central character or leading figure in poetry or a novel

What does Allegory mean?

Abstract ideas and principles for characters or events

Define the term Fantasy

Story plot not of the real world

Define the term Alliteration

same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series

Two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect

Define the term Rhyme

Words often used at the ends of lines of poetry

A detailed description about someone's life

Define the term Fable

A story intended to provide a moral lesson at the end

Define the term Elegy

a poem or song in the form of elegiac couplets

Define the term Allusion

reference to things of historical or cultural significance

Define the term Climax

Part of the story referred to as the crisis

Define the term Comedy

Dramatic work that is amusing or funny.

It's the main idea of the story

Define the term Haiku

A poem that has three lines of 5-7-5 words in each line

Words that reveal the innermost thoughts of a character

Define the term Folk Tale

Fictional stories about animals, people, or cultural myths

It's like a paragraph for a poem

Define the term Journalism

profession of reporting the news

Define the term Non-Fiction

Story based on facts, real events, and real people

Define the term Sonnet

A little song or lyric written in 14 lines of poetry

Define the term Drama

A representation of some type of action in the story

Define the word Anecdote

A short story that makes people laugh

poetry that is free from limits of regular meter or rhythm

Define the term RHETORIC

Use of language effectively or persuasively to argue a point

Define the term Fiction

Dramas based on made-up and fabricated stories

Define the term Metaphor

Implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things

Events that make up a story or the main part of a story

Comparing 2 different things, using the words “like or as”

Define the term Foreshadowing

An advance hint of what is to come later in the story

Define the term Idiom

Set expression or a phrase not interpreted literally

Define the term Monologue

expression of his/her collection of thoughts and ideas aloud

Define the term Memoir

A written factual account of somebody’s life.

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What is an Antagonist?
A happy ending to a story
A boring book to read
The character everyone cheers for
The villain or the bad guy
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Define the term Heroine
Chief female character in a book, play, or movie
A novel about cats
A love story
A bad female character
3
Define the term Hero
Not an important part of the story
Principal character of a literary work, a male figure
The name of a famous dog in a good story
The bad guy in the story
4
What is an Autobiography?
An unauthorized book about someone's life
A fictional story
A self-written story about the author's life.
Talking about someone in the news
5
What is a Character?
A type of car
A display of disrespect
A toy action figure
Any person, figure, animal, or inanimate object
6
What is a Parody
A historical written work that is true
More than one character in the story
A poem about science fiction
An exaggerating literary work that produces a comic effect
7
What is Poetry?
Literary works that only describe nature
A 300 page story
Written work that uses a distinctive style and rhythm
It uses paragraphs
8
Define the word Conflict
Someone who is friendly with one another
Characters who are friends in a the story
A struggle between 2 opposing forces
Throwing Chingasos at school
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Define the term ONOMATOPOEIA
A word, which imitates the natural sounds of a things
A written work of fantasy
A well written poem about life
Another famous land in Disneyland
10
Define the term Irony
When words say one thing but really mean something else
Elephant tusks
It's full of drama
A shining new hardback book
11
What is a Eulogy?
the study of literary works
a speech or written tribute to a person who just died
the last chapter in a book
the beginning of the story
12
What is a tall tale
It's basically a story made up of lies
The tail of a horse as it's written in a novel
A true story about someone's life
A character in a story who is a victim of circumstance
13
Define the term Prose
A way to describe the character personalities
A form of language that has no formal metrical structure
The reading of a story aloud
The book signing of a famous author
14
Define the term Contrast
Story characters who wear contacts
An adjustment on the TV
A way for writers to identify differences between 2 things
Different colors in a short story
15
Define the word Mythology
Science fiction stories written in the future
Collection of myths belonging 2 a certain cultural tradition
Mystery or suspenseful writings
True stories about monsters
16
What is PERSONIFICATION?
A novel about an exciting adventure
Actual quotes of characters in the story
A thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes
A story about one's self
17
Define the term Exaggeration
makes something worse, or better than it really is
The method in which to write a novel
To tell the truth about something
People who tell stories 2 make themselves look good
18
Define the term Hyperbole
A type of punctuation mark
A good ending to the story
An exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis
A compromise between the main characters
19
What is a Protagonist?
Supporting actors in a play
Not an important part of the story
All the side pieces in a story
The central character or leading figure in poetry or a novel
20
What does Allegory mean?
Abstract ideas and principles for characters or events
A horror movie
The name of a famous novel
The villain in the story
21
Define the term Fantasy
A non-fiction story
Story plot not of the real world
The name of a video game
A type of land in Disneyland
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Define the term Alliteration
same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series
Everyone's favorite character
Type of animal that lives in the swamp
The end of the story
23
What is an Oxymoron?
A not so very smart character in a story
Two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect
The meaning is clear
Taking the literal meaning of the words as true
24
Define the term Rhyme
The main idea of a story
Method in which students analyze short stories or novels
Words often used at the ends of lines of poetry
Written words with the same meaning
25
What is a Biography?
Something found in a poem
The study of literature
A detailed description about someone's life
A cable channel
26
Define the term Fable
A cartoon
A story intended to provide a moral lesson at the end
A funny character in a poem
A comic strip
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Define the term Elegy
A story about nature
The name of the main character in Harry Potter
a poem or song in the form of elegiac couplets
Another word for chapters in a book.
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Define the term Allusion
A bad ending of a book
A true story
reference to things of historical or cultural significance
It's something that's not real
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Define the term Climax
The name of a movie channel on cable
A funny story
The name of an R&B group
Part of the story referred to as the crisis
30
Define the term Comedy
A murder mystery
A sad story
A scary story
Dramatic work that is amusing or funny.
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What is the Theme?
It's the main idea of the story
the color of the pages of a book
the villain in the story
An action-packed story line
32
Define the term Haiku
A type of female character in the story
A character in Japanese anime
The word for novel in Japanese
A poem that has three lines of 5-7-5 words in each line
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What is a SOLILOQUY
Words that reveal the innermost thoughts of a character
Identifying the main idea
It's like a song
The very beginning of a story
34
Define the term Folk Tale
The tail of a rabbit
Fictional stories about animals, people, or cultural myths
One method in which to write an autobiography
A collection of real stories
35
What is a Stanza?
Typically used for writing short stories
A type of car described in novels
It's like a paragraph for a poem
Strong willed characters in a story
36
Define the term Journalism
A long written novel
profession of reporting the news
A one paragraph story
A type of poem that does not rhyme
37
Define the term Non-Fiction
A comic book about superheros
Story based on facts, real events, and real people
A poem about aliens from another world
A story based in the future
38
Define the term Sonnet
A type of hat described in novels
A female animal in a story
Literary works of more than q 100 pages long
A little song or lyric written in 14 lines of poetry
39
Define the term Drama
The calming affect in the story
A representation of some type of action in the story
Method in which to write an essay
It's all good in the neighborhood
40
Define the word Anecdote
A tragic story
Medicine needed to cure a deadly disease
A short story that makes people laugh
It's suspenseful
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What is Free Verse?
A story with a confusing ending
poetry that is free from limits of regular meter or rhythm
a written novel with lots of grammatical mistakes
Free style rapping
42
Define the term RHETORIC
The hero dies at the end
Use of language effectively or persuasively to argue a point
A certain way of writing poetry
Not a happy ending
43
Define the term Fiction
A type of autobiography
A true story
Where the rubber meets the road
Dramas based on made-up and fabricated stories
44
Define the term Metaphor
The name of a dinosaur in a story
Describes when the author writes lots of story book pages
Implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things
A solution to the problem in a short story or novel
45
Define the term Plot
Somewhere to store books
Events that make up a story or the main part of a story
A method to summarize the end of a story
Where someone is buried
46
What is a Simile?
The research completed to write a true story
Comparing 2 different things, using the words “like or as”
Characters that smile in a story
A type of poem stanza
47
Define the term Foreshadowing
An advance hint of what is to come later in the story
A paragraph describing "About the Author"
A shadow that the character in the story casts
The introduction of a novel
48
Define the term Idiom
An old literary work
A not so smart person in the story
A short story about food
Set expression or a phrase not interpreted literally
49
Define the term Ballad
The type of paper you vote on
Poetry used in dance or song
The end of the story
It's a movie about a good book
50
Define the term Monologue
expression of his/her collection of thoughts and ideas aloud
A type of literary play
the acting out of a short story or novel
2 people having a conversation
51
Define the term Memoir
A written factual account of somebody’s life.
A famous written work that will last a lifetime
A memory of a character
A forgetful poem about nothing
52
What is an Urban Legend?
A story based in the city
The most important part of the story
Humorous or horrific story that is not true
A 3 foot long blunt
53
What is a Point of View?
The act of writing a literary work with pen and paper
A method in which to identify the main characters of a story
Considering things and ideas from characters in the story
It's all the same
54
Define the term Meter
A unit of measure for a poem
An insignificant character in the story
Technique to stress important parts of the story
syllabic pattern in a verse or within the lines of a poem
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Define the term Suspense
A way for the author to keep their readers’ interest
Easily predictable
These types of stories always end badly
How to pack a bowl
56
Define the term Parable
A short story typically with a moral lesson at the end
Another word for paragraph
It's as clear as mud
A grammatical punctuation
57
Define the term Epigram
A way to send messages before texting
A brief, interesting or surprising satirical statement
A story about sweets and candy
A story based on medicine
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What is a Narrative?
It's not the main idea of the story
Report of related events presented to the readers
A story with no meaning
The ability to identify a story's theme
59
Define the word Couplet
A pipa to smoke a toque with
Part of a chain link fence
A poem having 2 successive rhyming lines in a verse
Characters in a story who are in a relationship
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What is a Novel?
A narrative of book of great length
A very short story with minimal pages
A open-ended story that no one understands
Another word for the abdominal area of a character

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