Poetry
Paragraphs in a poem
What is a stanza?
A literary device that repeats the same word or phrase (like in a poem)
What is repetition?
The problem faced by a character
What is conflict?
The universal moral or lesson that can be learned from any and everything we read
What is theme?
Nicki Minaj sings, "boy you got my heartbeat runnin' away, beatin' like a drum and it's comin' your way"
What is simile (like a drum) AND/OR what is personification (heartbeat runnin')?
The poetry analysis tool your teachers have taught you to use (hint: it's an abbreviation)
A reference to a TV show, current event, book, movie or song
What is an allusion?
The last part of the plot
What is resolution?
The sentence towards the start of an essay or excerpt that explains what the whole piece will argue
What is a thesis? (or what is a controlling idea?)
Adele sings, "the scars of your love remind me..."
What is a metaphor?
The type of poem that tells a story with characters
What is a narrative?
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as if it had human feelings, thoughts or attitudes
What is personification?
The events in a story
What is plot?
The added elements into an excerpt that makes it easier for readers to understand the content (think: map, graph, photograph, etc.)
What are text features?
Katy Perry sings, "I'm falling from cloud nine."
What is a metaphor?
The step of TPDASTT that you absolutely cannot skip!
What is paraphrase? (or what is P?)
A comparison without like or as throughout an entire poem (or passage)
What is an extended metaphor?
An example of this conflict is man versus self
What is internal (or what is internal conflict)?
Compare/contrast text organization is an example of...
What is text structure?
The Beatles sang, "I ain't got nothing but love babe, eight days a week."
What is a hyperbole?
A poem that express strong emotions (think: song lyrics)
What is lyrical?
A type of literary device that puts an emphasis on repeating the same first letter multiple times
What is alliteration?
The part of the plot that tension and suspense build
What is rising action?
The reason why an author makes decisions on a sentence, paragraph, or whole passage
What is author's purpose?
The Cure sang, "Monday, you can hold your head...it's Friday, I'm in love."
What is personification?