the words characters or actors say to each other
What is dialogue?
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile.
the trouble or problem that the characters have in a story
how the problem is solved in a story.
What is resolution?
when a character IN the story tells the story (I, me, my, we, etc.)
What is first-person point of view?
person who writes a play
Who is playwright?
comparing two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
why something happens
What is cause?
how things are alike
What is compare?
how things are different
What is contrast?
graphic ways that a writer gives the reader information (used in non-fiction)
What is text features?
sound words like BOOM! or BANG!
What is onomatopoeia?
the result or what happens
What is effect?
a story’s message, it can be a lesson about life or how people behave (moral)
What is theme?
the turning point or point of greatest interest or suspense in a story
What is climax?
showing what happens first, next, and last in a story
What is sequencing or chronology?
What is a hyperbole.
the written instructions in a drama that tell the actors what to do
What is stage directions?
how the author sees something (his perspective) and affects the way he writes about it
What is point of view?
when someone NOT in the story tells the story, like an invisible observer (he, she, they, etc.)
What is third-person point of view.
words that mean the same or almost the same
What is a synonym?
What is personification?
How to complete a SHORT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE.
What is R.A.C.E.?
How to complete an EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE.
What is RA. CE. CE. ME.?
words that have opposite meanings
What is an antonym?