Poetry/Drama
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Genres
Potpourri
100
Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions
100
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme
100
Example - The tree danced in the breeze
What is personification
100

Contains a made-up plot for entertainment

What is fiction

100

The use of inference to determine the meaning of an unknown word

What are context clues

200
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue
200
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
What is foreshadowing
200
Example - The earth is a green blanket
What is a metaphor
200
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama
200

Questions that use "why" and require the use of text clues are asking you to make ______.

What is an inference

300
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
What is rhyme
300
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
300
Example - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile
300

Contains stanzas, lines, and figurative language

What is poetry

300
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summarizing
400

A row of words that ends in a break; may or may not be a complete thought

What is a line

400
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
400

Example - "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."

What is hyperbole

400

Text that explains, describes, or informs

What is expository or informational

400

Can be proven with data, observations, and reliable sources

What is a fact

500

Equivalent to a paragraph within poetry; varies in length.

What is a stanza

500
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood
500
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is imagery
500

A story that has gods, goddesses, and may explain something about nature

What is a myth

500

When you encounter a word you don't know, what should you do?

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