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Understanding Literary Elements and Parts of Speech

Learn the main components of literature, such as characters, themes, mood, tone, irony, and more. Also explore the different parts of speech and their functions in writing. Master the MLA format for citations and improve your essay writing skills. Don't miss this comprehensive guide!

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Understanding Literary Elements and Parts of Speech

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  1. Literary Elements Parts of Speech Phrases Clauses MLA Grab Bag 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50

  2. A Character who is developed, but does not change through the course of the story • What is a static character MAIN

  3. The universal message of a story. Sometimes it can be a moral • What is a theme MAIN

  4. The way the reader feels when reading a story • What is mood MAIN

  5. The attitude of the author on the topic or ideas presented in the text • What is tone MAIN

  6. A contradiction between what is said and what is meant, or what the readers know and that the characters know. • What is irony MAIN

  7. The protagonist of the story • What is the main character in the story who changes due to the conflicts presented MAIN

  8. Internal and external • What are the two types of conflicts MAIN

  9. The ideologies associated with the time and place • What is the setting MAIN

  10. Describes a noun or pronoun • What is an adjective MAIN

  11. Describes a verb, adjective or adverb • What is an adverb MAIN

  12. For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So • What are conjunctions MAIN

  13. Takes the place of a noun and has an antecedent • What are pronouns MAIN

  14. Linking or action (transitive or intransitive) • What are the types of verbs MAIN

  15. Always follows a linking verb and renames the subject • What is a predicate nominative (Subject Compliments) MAIN

  16. Always follows a linking verb and describes the subject • What is a predicate adjective (Subject Compliments) MAIN

  17. NAACP VIP • What is Mrs. Clifford’s crazy way to remember the parts of speech!  MAIN

  18. This part of speech always comes with an object • What is a preposition MAIN

  19. Infinitive, gerund, and participle • What are verbals MAIN

  20. To + a verb and acts as an adjective, adverb, or noun • What is an infinitive MAIN

  21. The crying baby fell from the crib. • What is a participle MAIN

  22. I love swimming in the summer! • What is a gerund MAIN

  23. Jackson, my student, was reading on his nook! • What is an appositive phrase MAIN

  24. They modify like an adjective or an adverb • What is a prepositional phrase MAIN

  25. An independent clause • What is a complete sentence MAIN

  26. A fragment or a part of a sentence • What is a subordinate clause MAIN

  27. They modify • What do subordinating clauses do? MAIN

  28. A noun clause • What can too many of these do to make your writing sound awkward? MAIN

  29. Begin with a W word most of the time • What words signal a noun clause? MAIN

  30. When it began to rain, I went in the house. • What is a subordinate clause MAIN

  31. I love chicken. • What is an independent clause MAIN

  32. I took the money when she gave it to me. • What is an adverb clause MAIN

  33. Many people who attend rock concerts love them. • What is an adjective clause MAIN

  34. Modern Language Association • What does MLA stand for MAIN

  35. To avoid plagiarism • Why use a works cited page MAIN

  36. Thesis statements should be written in this structure • What is parallel MAIN

  37. According to Twain, Huck states, “ She wants to ‘silivlize’ me” (34). • What is an example of parenthetical documentation MAIN

  38. Texts should be listed in alphabetical order • What is the format for works cited page MAIN

  39. 12 Times New Roman; Double spaced • What technical procedure for MLA MAIN

  40. 3.5 essay format • What is the format of essay writing style for freshmen year? MAIN

  41. Free Space! • You’re a winner!!! MAIN

  42. They ask the questions of which one, what kind, how many, and how much • What do adjectives tell? MAIN

  43. A, an, the • Adjectives (articles) MAIN

  44. “Anywhere a mouse can go” • What is a phrase used to describe prepositions MAIN

  45. Tell where, when, how, and to the extent • What do adverbs tell? MAIN

  46. Dialect • This is a form of language spoken in a particular geographic area MAIN

  47. Appeals to the 5 senses and uses descriptive words • What is imagery MAIN

  48. An image uses to represent something bigger than itself. • What is a symbol MAIN

  49. Gives hints to the reader of what might come. Typically it is a mood the reader receives • What is foreshadowing MAIN

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