Genre
A literary work that is not true.
What is fiction?
The parts of a text that stand out (diagram, table of contents, index, etc.).
Instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics.
What are stage directions?
Words that represent sounds.
What is an onomatopoeia?
Writing that is true.
What is non-fiction?
The reason the author has for writing (inform, persuade, express, or entertain).
What is author's purpose?
The sequence of events.
What is plot?
Elaborate exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
A story written to be performed by actors; a play
What is drama?
The following of one event after another.
What is sequence?
The items on the stage the actors use.
What are props?
A comparison between two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Similar to a paragraph but in a poem.
What is a stanza?
Told from the viewpoint of an observer using pronouns she and he.
What is 3rd person point of view?
The person who is telling the story; the speaker.
Who is the narrator?
The turning point in a story.
What is climax?
Similar to a sentence but in a poem.
What is a line?
The person who wrote the play/ drama.
What is the playwright?
Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of the word.
What are context clues?