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Poetry Vocabulary
Writing Vocabulary
Writing Prompts
100
Words that appeal to the reader's five senses
What is imagery?
100
A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in time earlier than the main story
What is a flashback?
100
Gives shape and life to literature
What is tone?
200
A figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action
What is a metaphor?
200
A sentence containing a subdoorinate clause, or clauses
What is a complex sentence?
200
An indication of a future event
What is foreshadowing?
300
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing of a different kind.
What is a simile?
300
A sentence with more than one subject or predicate
What is a compound sentence?
300
The practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea
What is symbolism?
400
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
What is personification?
400
The sequence of events within literary work. The plot usually begins with an exposition
What is the plot structure?
500
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
The most intense, exciting, or important part of a story
What is the climax