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Poetry/Drama
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Genres
Potpourri
100
Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions
100
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme
100
Example - The tree danced in the breeze
What is personification
100

A made-up story that includes the elements of plot- exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

What is fiction

100

___ is the author's attitude

What is tone

200
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue
200
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
What is foreshadowing
200
Example - The earth is a green blanket
What is a metaphor
200
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama
200

___ is used to look up the definition and/or synonyms/antonyms of a word

What is a dictionary/thesaurus

300
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
What is rhyme
300
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
300
Example - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile
300

A genre that can rhyme or be free-verse, includes stanzas, lines, and figurative language

What is a poetry

300
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summarizing
400
The use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
What is repetition
400
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
400
Sound words- "pow" "buzz" "swish"
What is onomatopoeia
400
Text that explains, describes, or informs
What is expository
400

A ___ is an educated guess based off the information provided in a text and what you know about the world

What is an inference

500
The main unit of a poem; varies in length.
What is a line
500
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood
500
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is imagery
500

A genre that highlights a real-life account of a person and/or significant event

What is non-fiction

500
Words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help determine an unknown word's meaning
What are context clues