Poetry/Drama
Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme
Example - The alarm clock screamed at me, telling me to "wake up!"
What is personification
A type of text meant to inform or explain
What is expository
The series of events in a story
What is plot
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have not happened yet
What is foreshadowing
Example - The classroom was a zoo.
What is a metaphor
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama
The author's attitude toward the subject
What is tone
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
What is rhyme
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
Example - I felt as helpless as a newborn baby when my leg was broken.
What is a simile
When the narrator focuses on one character's feelings and thoughts
What is third person limited point of view
What is a synonym
The use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
What is repetition
A struggle between two opposing forces; the main problem characters in a story face
What is conflict
Sound words- "squish" "pop" "zoom"
What is onomatopoeia
The part of a story where the main character has to make a decision or the turning point of the story
What is the climax
Using your background knowledge PLUS the information from the text to make a prediction or conclusion
What is an inference
The main unit of a poem; varies in length.
What is a line
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is imagery or sensory language
If you were to find the following words in a paragraph, what organizational pattern would the author most likely be using?
so, because, as a result of, as a consequence, due to
What is cause and effect