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 sky cried and the wind hollered through the trees.
What is personification
100
Text written to defend a topic, express your opinion or point of view
What is an argument or persuasive text
100
An exaggerated statement
What is a hyperbole
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 - Hope is a thing with feathers
What is a metaphor
200
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama or play
200
The word part/affix attached to the beginning of a word
What is a PREFIX?
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 - Greg is as silly as a goose.
What is a simile
300
Tells a made up story that may or may not be likely to happen in real life
What is fiction or realistic fiction
300
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summarizing
400
The use of a word or phrase MORE THAN ONE TIME--used to emphasize.
What is repetition
400
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
400
Sound words- "pow" "swish" "pop"
What is onomatopoeia
400
Text that explains, describes, or informs
What is expository
400
Giving human qualities to an animal or object
What is personification
500
Placing words on a line by itself, repeating lines and phrases, and changing the appearance of words (bolding, italics, font size).
Graphical Elements.
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 or sensory language
500
AA book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences
What is a diary
500
Words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help determine an unknown word's meaning
What are context clues
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