TYPES OF LITERATURE
Drama Terms
Nonfiction Terms
Nonfiction Terms 2
Hodge Podge
100
A story or article that is true
What is non-fiction?
100
a very short play or scene that is acted out
What is a skit?
100
This is why the author writes; to persuade, to inform, and to entertain.
What is the author's purpose?
100
This is to state something in your own words
What is paraphrase?
100
the topic of an article
What is the central idea?
200
It may be classified as a tragedy or a comedy.
What is drama?
200
A small chunk of a play-one event. An act is made up of many of these.
What is a scene?
200
The author tells the reader exactly how the character appears regarding their character.
What is direct characterization?
200
A developing idea about what will happen next in a story.
What is prediction?
200
the reader must figure out what the message or theme of the story is
What is an implied theme?
300
A fictional story which features gods and goddesses
What is a myth?
300
These tell the characters how to move or speak. They are usually written in italics.
What are stage directions?
300
This type of character changes throughout the story.
What is a dynamic or round character?
300
To relate what one already knows about a subject to details in a story or article
What is prior knowledge?
300
the ending of a story
What is the resolution?
400
Writing that explains or informs
What is expository text?
400
In this type of play, the main character suffers a downfall, usually has an unhappy ending.
What is a tragedy?
400
Words that are associated with the meaning of a word; not the dictionary meaning?
What is connotative meaning?
400
the author's attitude toward a subject; funny, serious
What is tone?
400
the dictionary definition of a word
What is denotative meaning?
500
Writing that argues the case for or against something
What is persuasive writing?
500
A speech a character delivers while alone on the stage.
What is a soliloquy?
500
A logical assumption about something that is not stated in the text
What is an inference?
500
a feeling of dread or curiosity about what is going to happen next, usually found in a mystery or scary story
What is suspense?
500
In "Turkeys", the young girl wrote about her childhood experience with turkeys while suffering from a fever. She was __________to write about this because of a personal experience. This is known as author's __________.
What is author's influence.
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