Poem
Language used for descriptive effect, often to imply ideas indirectly.
Figurative Language
a metaphor that compares two seemingly unlike things in various ways through a paragraph, a stanza, or an entire literary work.
Extended Metaphor
Text-Dependent Response
details from the text that a reader can use to support his or her ideas and opinions about the text.
Text-evidence
a conversation between characters.
Dialogue
the central idea or message of a work of literature , often expressed as a general statement about life.
Theme
a figure of speech in which an animal, an object, a force of nature, or an idea is given human form or qualities.
Personification
The point of view in which the narrator is character in the story and uses the pronoun I.
First Person
To state the main ideas or events and the most important details in a text.
Summarize
Act
a group of lines in a poem.
Stanza
the sequence of events that take place in a work of literature.
Plot
The contrast between what is said and what is meant or what is expected and what actually happens.
Irony.
An author's reason for writing, such as to entertain, to inform, or to persuade.
Author's Purpose
a subdivision of an act in a drama.
Scene
a figure of speech that uses the word like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things.
Simile
The reason for writing or speaking.
An error in logic or reasoning.
Logical Fallacy
A visual element such as a photograph, a drawing, a map, a chart, a graph, or a diagram
Graphic element or Graphic feature
an instruction written by the playwright that may describe the set, a sound effect, the lighting, or the appearance or actions of a character.
Stage Direction
a figure of speech that compares two seemingly unlike things but implies a comparison instead of stating it directly with the words like or as.
Metaphor
the main problem or struggle in a work of literature.
Conflict
The writer's or speaker's position on a debatable issue or problem.
Claim
Facts, statistics, numerical data, quotations and specific expert opinions that support a claim.
Evidence