Poetry/Drama
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Genres
Potpourri
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

Describing part of a text in your own words

Paraphrasing

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

A literary device that interrupts the flow of the plot to show readers an event that happened previously

What is flashback

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

Stories that are based on some truth but have changed over time. Often about a person or a place that is important in history.

What is a legend

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

A type of traditional story passed down orally from generation to generation. Often includes magic, talking animals, royalty and peasants.

What is a folktale

400

Can be proven with data, observations, and reliable sources

What is a fact or factual claim

500

The "sentences" of a poem; varies in length.

What is a line

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 imagery
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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