Drama
Narrative Writing
Poetry
Informational Text
McMahon's Mysteries
100
What is the vocabulary term that tells the actors what to do?
Stage Directions
100
What is a word that means the opposite of another word?
Antonym
100
What is a similarity of sounds between words?
Rhyme
100
What are words that describe, illustrate, or explain called?
Details
100
What is the part of speech that describes a noun?
An adjective
200
What explains where and when the play takes place?
Setting
200
What is the word that describes the arrangement in order of time of occurrence? Examples: first, second, third-- next, last
Chronological
200
What is a group of verses that describes an image or idea?
Stanza
200
Who is the person who draws or paints the pictures in a book, article, magazine, etc?
An illustrator
200
What is a dictionary full of synonyms and antonyms?
A Thesaurus
300
What tells the actors what to say?
Dialogue
300
What is a part of the writing process where the author fixes mistakes and/or improves the conventions of the text?
Editing
300
What is a beat that is a pattern of weak and strong sounds caused by stressed syllables?
Rhythm
300
What is a short description of something that was said or written and contains the main ideas?
Summary
300
What is the vocabulary terms that shows facts, figures, details, quotes, or other sources of data and information that support a claim?
Evidence
400
What is a the vocabulary term that lists the actors and actresses in a play or drama?
Cast of Characters
400
What is a written or printed document, the words of a speaker?
Text
400
What is the word that describes words of lines that repeat?
Repetition
400
What is something known to be true and that actually exists?
Fact
400
What is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things, that actually have something in common?
A metaphor
500
What are dramas (plays) divided up into?
Scenes
500
What is the vocabulary word that gives exact information from a text or speaker, set off by quotation marks?
Quote
500
What is one line of a poem?
Verse
500
What is the vocabulary term that looks for differences in characteristics or qualities?
Contrast
500
What is a category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content?
Genre
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