Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions?
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme?
Example - Words don't appear like a dog when you call their name.
What is simile?
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama?
The point of view in which you learn how the narrator thinks and feels.
What is first person?
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue?
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
What is foreshadowing?
Example - Poetry shoot me by the shoulders and said, "Hey, this is important!"
What is personification?
Written in lines and stanzas, this type of writing appeals to the emotions and often rhymes.
What is poetry?
The point of view in which an outside narrator tells you how one character thinks or feels.
What is third person/third person limited?
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
What is rhyme?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view?
Example - You haven't lived until the homeless free-verse poem on your couch decides to stay.
What is a metaphor?
A story that is not real. Includes characters, setting, and conflict to develop a plot.
What is fiction?
The point of view in which the narrator is "all-knowing."
What is third person omniscient?
The use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
What is repetition?
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict?
Sound words- "pow" "buzz" "swish"
What is onomatopoeia?
Text that explains, describes, or informs.
What is expository or informational text?
Can be proven with data, observations, and reliable sources
What is a fact/factual claim?
Language that is not meant to be taken literally.
What is figurative language?
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood?
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is sensory language or imagery?
A story that sounds like fiction, but actually tells the true events of a person's life. Usually focuses on one specific event that may have a historical connection.
What is narrative nonfiction and/or a memoir?
A common belief that has not necessarily been proven.
What is a commonplace assertion?