Poetry/Drama
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Genres
Box of Chocolates
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

Persuade, Inform, Entertain

What is author's purpose

100

After, Although, As, While, When, Until, Because, Before, If, Since

What are AWUBIS words

200

In a play, the conversation between characters

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

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

What are FANBOYS

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

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution

What is a plot diagram

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

How an author organizes informational text

What are text structures

400

Includes a call to action

Persuasive Text

500

Example: ABAB AABB

What is rhyme scheme

500

How a story makes the reader feel

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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