Poetry/Drama
Words or instructions for actors in a play; they are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions?
The universal message or lesson of a story
What is theme?
Example - The tree danced in the breeze
What is personification?
A story that's not real and includes technology or aliens.
What is science fiction?
The struggle between two opposing forces; problem in a story
What is conflict?
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?
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is a drama?
Events that happen after the climax of the story
What is falling action?
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?
A story that's not real and has magical creatures like unicorns.
What is a fantasy?
When the problem is solved and all loose ends in a story are tied up.
What is resolution?
The use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
What is repetition?
The author's attitude towards a subject.
What is tone?
Sound words- "pow" "buzz" "swish"
What is onomatopoeia?
A story that's based on true events or people from the past.
What is historical fiction?
The event that sparks conflict in a story
What is inciting incident?
The main unit of a poem, which make a stanza when grouped together; 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, and creates a mental picture
What is imagery?
A story about a person's life, written by someone else
What is a biography?
Background of the story; setting and information about characters
What is exposition?