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 speech or editorial that defends someone's claim
What is an argument or persuasive text
100
Where you should look to help you find words with similar meanings (synonyms)
What is a thesaurus
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
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
Example - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile
300
Tells a made up story that may or may not be likely to happen in real life
What is fiction
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 explains, describes, or informs
What is expository
400
Can be proven with data, observations, and reliable sources
What is a factual claim
500
Placing words on a line by itself, repeating lines and phrases, and changing the appearance of words (bolding, italics, font size).
What are ways to draw emphasis.
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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