The smallest unit of words in a poem. These are similar to sentences in prose.
What is line
100
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile
100
The most important person in a story or the person the story is about.
What is a main character
100
This has to be broken before you can use it.
What is an egg.
200
Clovis ate a pineapple. The word "ate" is what part of speech?
What is verb
200
A group of two or more lines in a poem, seperated from each other by a space; a "paragraph" in poetry.
What is a stanza
200
The repetition of consonant sounds in two of more words. (she sells seashells at the seashore).
What is Alliteration
200
The person who tells the story.
What is a narrator
200
This belongs to you but others use it more than you do.
What is your name
300
The big, red dog smelled like chicken. Big and red are what parts of speech in this sentence.
What is adjective
300
A three-line, seven syllable poem. The syllables are arranged in a very specific pattern of 5-7-5.
What is a haiku
300
A metaphor in which a nonhuman or inanimate object is described with human or lifelike qualities or characteristics.
What is Personification
300
Where the story takes place.
What is the setting.
300
This can travel around the world without ever leaving the corner.
What is a stamp.
400
Jack said he wanted to go to the store. What part of speech is the word "he" in this sentence.
What is Pronoun
400
The use of an object or an image to represent an idea.
What is symbolism
400
When words are used in a way that is different from their actual, literal meaning.
What is an idiom.
400
The most important part of the story. What the story is about.
What is the Main Idea
400
In a major league baseball game, a pitcher faced only 27 batters. Every batter he faced, he struck out. He allowed no hits and no runs, yet his team lost 4-0. How could this be?
He was the relief pitcher
500
These wordy typically end in "ly" and they modify verbs. What are they?
What is an adverb
500
A poem that features 14 lines, usually written in iambic pentameter and it rhymes.
What is a sonnet
500
When the author usese that sound like what they mean; the use of words with sounds that imitate their meanings.
What is an Onomatopoeia
500
The author's attitude towards the subject; may be formal, somber, playful, etc.