Poetry/Drama
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue
Example - The tree danced in the breeze
What is personification
A story that has gods, goddesses, and may explain something about nature
What is a myth
The parts that a word is broken into Example - cel*lo*phane
What are syllables
Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions
Example - The earth is a green blanket
What is a metaphor
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama
When looking at a dictionary definition, this part of the entry helps you do what? example - [sel-uh-feyn]
What is pronounce the word (pronunciation)
Example - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile
A story that takes place during a particular time period in the past
What is historical fiction
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summarizing
A struggle between two opposing forces - usually between a protagonist and an antagonist and happens during the climax of a story
What is conflict
Sound words- "pow" "buzz" "swish"
What is onomatopoeia
Text that explain known facts about specific topics
What is informational
Opinion that can be proven with evidence
What is a claim
Like a paragraph in a story; group of lines in a poem
What is a stanza
The part of the story that reveals the outcome and how the story's problems were solved; #5 on the plot diagram
What is resolution
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
Example - Joe carries the weight of the world on his shoulders.
What is hyperbole
A story about someone's life not written by that person
What is a biography
Words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help determine an unknown word's meaning
What are context clues