Poetry/Drama
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Genres
Mix-it-Up
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
A story that has gods, goddesses, and may explain something about nature
What is a myth
100
The parts that a word is broken into Example - cel*lo*phane
What are syllables
200
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue
200

This is the reason the text is written. Either to engage, describe or even to inform.

What is author's purpose

200

Example - The earth is a green blanket

What is a metaphor

200
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama
200
When looking at a dictionary definition, this part of the entry helps you do what? example - [sel-uh-feyn]
What is pronounce the word (pronunciation)
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

This where there is a change in tone and/or speaker. 

What is a shift

300

Recounts a hero's deeds; the hero goes on a quest to save the world, country, etc.

What is a Fantasy

300

Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.

What is Paraphrasing

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 informational

400

Can be proven with data, observations, and reliable sources

What is text evidence

500

A unit of a poem; varies in length.

What is a stanza

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 sensory

500

A text that contains print and graphic features.

What is a Journal

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