Parts of Speech/Grammar
action or state
Verb
Define protagonist
The main character in the story
The who or the what of a passage + the most important information about the who or the what.
Main Idea
The author of the play
Playwright
The person that wrote the poem
Poet
joins clauses or sentences or words
"acts as a glue" and memorized as FANBOYS
Conjunctions
Where and when the story takes place (time day, time of year, what year, weather, physical location, etc.)
Setting
A shortened version of the text that focuses on the main idea of the work.
Summary
Give directions to the actors how to act on stage. They are usually placed in parentheses and/or in italics.
Stage Directions
A description that strongly appeals to the 5 senses
Imagery
The first letter of the first word in a sentence should be....
CAPITALIZED!
What are all (5) elements in a plot?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Which organizational pattern emphasizes how actions or events cause others to take place.
Cause and Effect
Small moveable objects that the actors use to make the play seem real.
Props
The use of words with similar end sounds
Rhyme
I bought a beautiful dress at the mall
beautiful is what part of speech?
Adjective
The person telling the story is outside the story. They know the thoughts of only one character
Third Person Limited
Taking information from two or more areas of text and adding all this connected information together to come up with a conclusion.
Synthesize
Is lighter drama which is amusing and ends well
Comedy
The use of the same words or phrases over and over
Repetition
Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.
but is what part of speech?
Conjunction
When the author pauses in the story to describe events that happened in the past
Flashback
Coming to a conclusion based on the information in a passage and your prior knowledge (what you already know.)
Inference/Inferencing
A drama that involves the ruin of the leading characters
(Ex: Romeo and Juliet)
Tragedy
Comparing two things not using like or as.
Metaphor