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 tree danced in the breeze
What is personification?
An article written to convince the reader to agree with the author's point of view.
What is persuasive?
A text organized by time.
What is chronological order?
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?
Example - The earth is a green blanket
What is a metaphor?
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama
A commonly believed statement treated as a fact.
What is commonplace assertion?
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
What is rhyme scheme?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view?
Example - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile?
Usually written in stanzas to express emotion or describe a moment using imagery.
What is poetry?
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summarizing
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?
Sound words- "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 factual claim
The main unit of a poem; varies in length.
What is 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 details?
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