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?
The leaves waltzed through the air gracefully.
What is personification?
A story that has gods, goddesses, and may explain something about nature
What is mythology?
The parts that a word is broken into Example - cel*lo*phane
What are syllables?
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 yet to occur
What is foreshadowing?
The dark night sky was scattered with diamonds.
What is a metaphor?
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama?
When looking at a dictionary definition, this part of the entry helps you do what? example - [sel-uh-feyn]
What is pronounce the word (pronunciation)?
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 or POV?
What is a simile?
Characters set in an actual time period
What is historical fiction?
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summary?
The use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
What is repetition?
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict?
"pow" "buzz" "swish"
What is onomatopoeia?
Text that explains, describes, or informs
What is expository?
Can be proven with data, observations, and reliable sources
What is a fact?
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?
A story about someone's life
What is a biography?
Words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help determine an unknown word's meaning
What are context clues?