Fiction
The people, objects, or animals that participate in the action of a story.
What are the characters.
The time and location where the action takes place.
What is the setting.
A comparison that uses the word like or as.
What is a simile.
Rows of words that do not always follow the rules of capitalization and punctuation.
What are lines.
This structure describes things in terms of where they are located or the space they occupy.
What is spatial structure.
The place where a story unfolds and the time (past, present, or future) when the action takes place.
What is the setting.
A list of the people or animals in a play (the cast)
What is cast of chracters.
A comparison that does not use the word like or as.
What is a metaphor.
Lines in a poem are often broken up into these, and they can be described as the "mini paragraphs" of the poem.
What is a stanza.
These texts provide detailed information on a specific topic.
What are technical texts.
The sequence of events that make up the action of the story.
What is the plot.
Directions telling characters how to speak or act; directions telling how sound, lighting, or props are used
What are stage directions.
When human qualities are assigned to nonhuman things.
What is personification.
The ending of certain lines follows a clear rhyming pattern.
What is rhyme scheme.
An image that helps readers visualize information.
What is a text feature.
This type of fictional story takes place in the present day.
What is contemporary fiction.
What kind of structure does a traditional play have?
What is a plot.
An extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole.
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
What is rhythm.
An important word that relates to the topic.
What is a key term.
These can create suspense, reveal character motivations, or hint at the theme.
What are flashbacks.
What is dialect.
The use of an object to stand for a thing or idea.
What is symbolism.
A recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is meter.
The reason for writing.
What is author's purpose.