Poetry/Drama
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Genres
Random- Do you dare?
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 climax and characters. 

What is fiction?

100

The statement at the end of an introductory paragraph that clearly answers the prompt

What is a thesis statement? (Or claim)

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

The number of paragraphs in an extended constructed response.

What is 4?

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
Example - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile
300

Gives information about real people, places, things, or ideas. Can include diagrams, pictures, and drawings. 

What is nonfiction?

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 expresses deep emotions and feelings. Often uses figurative language.

What is poetry.

400

Broad statements in an argumentative text. 

Example: All students hate school!

What is a generalization? (or commonplace assertion)

500
The main unit of a poem; varies in length.
What is a line
500

The author's attitude in a literary work or passage

What is tone?

500

It is Ms. Pineda's pride and privilege to work with Piner students.  

What is alliteration?

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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