Poetry Elements
Elements of Literature
Writing
Definitions
Misc.
100
"Time to gather life together before it unravels like an old jump rope and comes apart at the ends." The poet uses the similie "like an old jump rope" to show that the speaker has to do what in her life?
work hard to keep the parts of her life connected
100
The people in the story who are directly involved in the action, problem, and solution.
What are characters
100
What type of organization is used when an author presents information in the form of dates from beginning to end?
chronological
100
"One of the more popular theories was Hatched by Andrew Berg of Spokane, Washington, formerly a geologist with the U.S. Bureau of Mines. Berg's theory came to him shortly after teh Mount Saint Helens volcanic eruption in 1980." Which meaning of hatched is used in this sentence?
produced from an egg brought into existence included thin parallel lines in a drawing inserted contrasting material into other materials
100
Name the form of writing that includes lines, stanzas, speaker, tone, and theme?
poems/poetry
200
"Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." This is what type of figurative language?
metaphor
200
When and where a story takes place
What is the setting?
200
What type of writing is used to argue a point so the reader will make a decision to support the writer's point?
persuasive
200
"Ola's short and delicate - like she's break if you held her arm too tight." What does the word delicate mean in the sentence?
fragile touchy precise charming
200
What point of view is a story told from the narrator's point of view, using "I".
first person
300
"The branches of the tree tickled the sun's belly." This is an example of what type of figurative language?
personification
300
The action of the story, from beginning to end.
What is the plot?
300
What are the "paragraphs" of a poem called?
stanzas
300
What does the word dramatically mean when discribing the way the land narrows?
abrupt beautiful exciting subtle
300
What point of view is a story told when the narrator is not a character in the story and reports only what can be seen and heard.
third person objective
400
When things, ideas, or objects represents something other than themselves, this is called what?
symbolism
400
Characters who are unchanging and remain the same throughout the story.
What is flat or static?
400
If a writer gives an explanation of problems related to sand dune migration, followed by possible solutions, what type of organization to their writing is the author using?
problem/solution
400
"Leopold had left to soar on his own and explore the territory." The word soar suggests that Leopold
flies often is a skilled flier has difficulty flying flies short distances
400
What is the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot?
foreshadowing
500
"The words of a poem must sound as pleasing to the ear as the meaning is to the mind" What does this mean?
The words the author uses must sound as good read aloud as the feeling the reader gets from reading the poem and understanding the theme or message of the poem.
500
Characters who grow and learn and change throughout the story.
What is round or dynamic?
500
What is the theme of a story, passage, or poem?
the lesson to be learned
500
"Keaton capitalized on dream sequences and trick photography to enhance his art." What does capitalized mean?
improved on something thought about something struggled against something took advantage of something
500
What is an organizational structure that points out similarities and differences?
compare/contrast
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