Literary Elements Parts of Speech PhrasesClausesMLAGrab Bag

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

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