Drama
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Literary Devices
Fiction/Non-fiction
Wildcard
100
omeone who gives the audience information about characters and events
narrator
100
a conclusion you have when using the information you have and what you have been given from the text 
inference
100
Using the words like or as to compare one thing to another
simile
100
literature that is reality-based
non-fiction
100
word choice a writer or speaker intentionally uses for effectiveness
diction
200
the instructions in drama that are placed in brackets and italicized
stage directions
200
List five reading strategies you use to understand what you read.
Answers will vary.
200
comparing one thing to another in figurative language without using the words like or as
metaphor
200
literature that is not totally reality based or literature that is formed from the imagination
fiction
200
something in literature that represents itself as well as something else
symbol
300
When the hero of a play meets a disastrous end, the play is considered a__________
tragedy
300
using text around a particular word or phrase to understand the meaning
context clues
300
language that is not literal in meaning
figurative language
300
the series of events in a work of literature
plot structure
300
the author's attitude toward his/her topic in a story or text
tone
400
a speech given by a character alone on stage to reveal his or her inner thoughts or feelings
soliloquy
400
putting the story or text in a statement that includes a universal, central message of the literature
theme or main idea
400
a statement that seems untrue, but in deep context is
paradox
400
a literary term for opposition, problems or struggles in literature
conflict
400
sensory details such as sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell
imagery
500
when a character speaks under his or her breath so all or some of the other characters on stage cannot hear
an aside
500
a term used for taking notes, marking text, highlighting text
annotation
500
intentionally saying something different from what is meant
verbal irony
500
specific details, examples, anecdotes, and facts that prove a thesis 
evidence or support in the body paragraphs
500
when the writer explicitly tells in writing the personality or the characteristics of a character
direct characterization
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