Poetry/Drama
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Genre
Terms You Should Know
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

The writer's story of his/her own life.

What is an autobiography 

100

Words used to describe a character personality.

Examples: Brave, sneaky, and determined  

What is  character traits

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

Using words like he, she, they. The narrator is not a character in the story, and the reader knows many characters' thoughts and feelings. 

What is third-person omniscient 

300

Is a specific pattern used in a poem that determines which lines rhyme.

Example: AA  BB 

What is Rhyme Scheme

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

It is a written memory of a time period or event that had a great impact.

What is a memoir 

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" "buzz" "swish"
What is onomatopoeia
400

Text that explains, describes or informs

What is expository

400
Can be proven with data, observations, and reliable sources
What is a factual claim
500

Is the writer's attitude towards the topic or subject

What is tone

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 about someone's life

What is a biography

500
Words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help determine an unknown word's meaning
What are context clues
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