Character
Plot
Poetry
Literature
100

Someone or something in a story.

What is Character?

100

The main ideas or plan of a story.

What is Plot?

100

A form of poetry that spells out a message or phrase.

What is Acrostic?

100

American author of the poem Annabel Lee.

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

200

The component of Character that describes how someone looks on the outside.

What is Physical Description?

200

Introduces characters and is the beginning component of plot.

What is Exposition?

200

A form of poetry that does not follow a rhyme scheme or rhythmic pattern.

What is Free Verse?

200

American author of the free verse poem Mother to Son.

Who is Langston Hughes?

300

Past experiences shape character.

What is Background?

300

Reveals the conflict.

What is Rising Action?

300

A form of poetry that is 3 lines long and originated in Japan.

What is Haiku?

300

American author of the acrostic poem Elizabeth.

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

400

The component of Character that identifies if a character has grown or remained static.

What is Change?

400

The component of plot that provides the most tension throughout the story.

What is Climax?

400

A collection of poems.

What is Anthology?

400

The short story written by Edgar Allan Poe that tells the story of a madman who murders the elderly man he works for.

What is Tell-Tale Heart?

500

The element of Character Conflict that is within the character's mind.

What is Internal Conflict?

500

This component of plot is not always a happy ending.

What is Resolution?

500

Used in writing to create mental images.

What is Figurative Language?

500

American author of the poem The Road Not Taken.

Who is Robert Frost?

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