Theme
What is the definition of Theme?
The Message, Moral, or life lesson.
What figurative language compares two unlike things directly, saying one is the other, like “Time is a thief.”
Metaphor
What poetic form traditionally contains 14 lines and often follows an ABAB rhyme scheme.
Sonnet
The Greek prefix bio- means “life" and the suffix -logy means "to study" What does the word biology study?
The study of life
In the sentence, “She felt elated after winning the race,” you can figure out that elated means what by using context clues.
Happy
Exaggerate
What element of poetry reveals the author’s attitude—such as joyful, angry, or sarcastic—toward the subject?
Tone
The prefix un- usually means “not.” What does the word unhappy mean using this knowledge?
Not Happy
The words slender and skinny have the same basic meaning, but slender has a more positive feeling. This is called the word’s what?
Connotation
Themes are typically implicit or explicit?
Implicit
"The warm, buttery popcorn scent drifted through the theater” is an example of this descriptive writing tool?
Imagery
What 19-line poem features two repeating lines, five tercets, and a quatrain?
Villanelle
The prefix pre- means “before.” What does preview mean?
To view before
The word snake literally refers to a legless reptile. This literal dictionary meaning is called what?
Denotation
In a story, a character learns that helping others without expecting anything in return brings happiness. What is the theme of the story?
Always help others and be selfless
What technique uses sensory details—like sight, smell, or sound—to help readers create mental pictures?
Imagery
What technique appears in many poems—especially villanelles—to emphasize an idea by saying the same line more than once?
Repetition or Refrains
The suffix -ful means “full of.” What does joyful mean?
Full of joy
In the Personification, “The classroom was a zoo,” the word zoo is not literal but used to create a mental image. This negative connotation describes the classroom as what?
Crazy
Themes can be found using which three Story Elements?
Characters, Conflict, Resolution
Why do writers use personification to make things that aren't alive have human like qualities? (The leaves danced across the parking lot)
To paint a picture in our head or create imagery
Why do Poets often repeat lines to achieve this effect—making the theme clearer and creating emotional impact?
Emphasis, Strengthen Meaning, Importance
The Greek root term means “heat.” What does the word thermometer mean when you break it down?
Device that measures heat
In the sentence, “The arid desert had almost no rain, making it very dry,” you can figure out that arid means what by looking at the surrounding words?
Dry