Poetry
Drama
Folktales
Non-fiction
Fiction
100
A word, phrase or line that is repeated. This usually emphasizes importance.
What is repetition?
100
The person who wrote the play/drama?
Who is the playwright?
100
This type of story takes place in a magical land.
What is a fairy tale?
100
The author adds these to the passage in order for the reader to gain more information about the topic, show how something looks or works or help the reader comprehend the passage better.
What are text features?
100
The problem in the story.
What is conflict?
200
Words the poet uses to help the reader imagine how something should sound.
What is auditory imagery?
200
This informs the actors of how they should perform, example how should act out their part, what they should be doing, where they should be on stage. This also indicates to the actors what is happening on the stage, lighting and sound.
What are stage directions?
200
A story that explains something about the world.
What is a myth?
200
The way an author writes certain passages that helps the reader understand the text better.
What are text structures?
200
This is how the problem was solved.
What is resolution?
300
Poets use this type of language frequently in poetry in order to make the poem sound better.
What is figurative language?
300
The communication between the actors.
What is the dialogue?
300
This is what the text/passage is mostly about.
What is the theme?
300
The ending of a story.
What is the conclusion?
400
The poet uses words a certain way in order for the reader to feel a certain way.
What is mood?
400
This person is part of the play but does not act. Instead, this person sets up a scene for the audience.
Who is the narrator?
400
A folktale that contains unbelievable exaggerations.
What is a tall tale?
400
These are details that help determine the main idea.
What are supporting details?
400
Sometimes the reader has to use prior knowledge and what is said in the story to understand something better.
What is an inference?
500
The poet adds a line that uses a certain consonant letter in order to make the poem sound more pleasing.
What is consonance?
500
The actors speaking part.
What is a line?
500
A short folktale that involves personified animals and teachers a lesson or moral.
What is a fable?
500
Texts in which the author is trying to redirect someone's thinking or actions.
What is persuasive texts?
500
Each character in a story has or develops certain characteristics or attributes.
What are traits.
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