Haikus
What is the rhyme scheme for Haikus?
there is none!!!
What is the purpose of a limerick?
it is playful and childlike.
How many lines is a sonnet?
14
Most feature-length screenplays follow this common structural pattern, dividing the story into three main sections.
Three Act structure
This term refers to the sequence of events in a story, usually including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
plot
What are the syllable requirements for haikus?
5, 7, 5
What is the rhyme scheme for a limerick?
AABBA
What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What abbreviations are at the beginning of a scene to indicate where it takes place.
INT / EXT
This technique shows a character’s personality through what they say, do, think, or how others react to them.
characterization
What country do haiku poems come from?
Japan
What are the syllable requirements for a limrick?
7–10 syllables in lines 1, 2, and 5, and 5–6 syllables in lines 3 and 4
What are the syllable requrirements of each line of a sonnet?
10 each line
In a screenplay, before a character speaks, the writer must do this to indicate who is talking.
Put the character's name before the dialogue
This is the central idea or message that a short story conveys, often a comment about life or human nature.
What themes are often explored in haiku poems?
nature, seasons, change
In a well-written limerick, this final line typically does, often delivering the joke or surprise.
punch line
What are the final two lines called
A rhyming couplet
What font is used to write screen plays?
Courier
What are the elements of a story arc
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What should your ending line do?
Leave a lasting impact statement that keeps your reader thinking.
This poetic device is commonly used in limericks to heighten humor by overstating actions, traits, or outcomes.
Hyperbole
what is the cadence in which a sonnet is written?
Stressed / unstressed - iambic pentameter
Give me an example of setting up the setting for a screen play
[ In the classroom, loud noise, excited energy ]
How do you properly format dialogue?
"words words words," she said.
"YES!" He exclaimed.
Quotation marks, comma, new line every speaker.