Elements of Drama
A speaker, who is from outside the story, that gives the reader information.
Who is the narrator?
Poetry written without defined lines and/or without a definate rhyme scheme.
What is free verse?
This element of fiction includes similes, idioms, and hyperbole.
What is figurative language?
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Identify the Author's Purpose.
What is persuade?
What is dialogue?
An element of drama that includes the characters, stage directions, and dialogue.
What is script?
The term for creative language that creates a mental image in the mind of the reader.
What is imagery?
The girl was a witch in the night. Identify the type of figurative language and the phrase.
What is metaphor, "the girl was a witch"?
An autobiographical text written a certain part of someone's life.
What is a memoir?
The words at the top of the dictionary page that help you find the word you are looking for.
What are guide words?
Instructions to the actors in a scrips, they are usually in italics and set apart with [brackets].
What are stage directions?
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What is alliteration?
The controlling idea in fiction.
What is theme?
What are: photos, charts & graphs, maps & diagrams, captions, headings & labels?
The "paragraphs" in a poem.
What are stanzas?
POV that tells the reader the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
What is 1st person limited?
These are the "sentences" and "paragraphs" in a poem.
What are lines and stanzas.
The way the author feels about the topic.
What is tone?
The specific type of text written to persuade the reader to believe what the author believes.
What is argumentative?
Theme in fiction, main idea in informative, and thesis statement in persuasive text, this is what directs the story.
What is controling idea?
What are scenes?
Poetry that is written with a specific rhythym, it is often turned into songs.
What is lyrical poetry?
Identify four Points of View and tell what they mean.
What are: 1st person - told by someone in the story; 3rd person limited - outside narrator tells the thoughts and feelings of one character; 3rd person omniscient- outside narrator tells the thoughts and feelings of all characters; 3rd person objective - outside narrator tells what is happeining without giving any thoughts and feelings
The five organizational structures of nonfiction.
What are: cause & effect, problem & solution, compare & contrast, sequence, and description.
A memory of something that has already happend to the character.
What is flashback?