Literary Terms
This is what a story is about
Central/Main Idea
This is a three line poem, 5-7-5 syllable scheme, usually about nature.
Haiku
Describes a person, place or thing
Noun
Something taken from what you have read that supports your claim
Textual Evidence
ballad
The lesson or moral of a story
Theme
Concrete Poem
Describes an action
Verb
The author's attitude toward what they have written
Tone
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words
Rhyme
Representing something as much better or much worse than it really is
Exaggeration
In this poem you take a word and create a line of poetry off of each letter of that word which refers back to the word
Acrostic Poem
A word or phrase that modifies a verb
adverb
metaphors, similes, personification and hyperbole are all examples of this
Figurative Language
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
rhythm
The formation of a word from a sound associated with that word
onomatopoeia
This 5 line poem has an AABBA rhyme scheme and a specific rhythm. It is usually humorous.
Limerick
a word or phrase that modifies a noun
adjective
To conclude something based on evidence and reason
Infer
(2 of first 13 Questions)
two lines joined by rhyme
couplet
Comparing two things while using the words like or as
simile
American Cinquain
Who or what a sentence is about
Subject
Strongly suggest the truth or existence of something
Imply
(This was in 2 of the first 9 questions)
a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse
refrain