Poetry & Drama
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 - The tree danced in the breeze.
What is personification?
Tool used to help find definitions to words I don't know
Which is a dictionary?
The parts that a word is broken into (example - cel*lo*phane)
What are syllables?
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 - The earth is a green blanket.
What is a metaphor?
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 - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile?
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summarizing?
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?
Example - She took a million years to get dressed.
What is a hyperbole?
The main unit of a poem; varies in length.
What is a line?
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood?
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is imagery?
Words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help determine an unknown word's meaning
What are context clues?