Figurative Language
Onomatopoeia
What is a word that makes a sound (ex., meow, buzz, chirp, pow).
Acts
What are major (large) divisions (sections) of a play?
Stanzas
What are grouped set of lines, similar to paragraphs in literary text.
Tall Tale
What is a humorous story passed down through generations in the oral tradition which are loosely based on someone in history but with greatly exaggerated events and "larger than life" characteristics?
Where and when a story takes place.
What is the setting?
Simile
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
Scenes
What are smaller divisions of a play? These make up acts.
Rhyme Scheme
What is the pattern of rhymes at the end of lines (e.g., AABB, ABAB).
Fictional stories passed down through generations in the oral tradition that feature royalty, magic, clearly defined good and evil characters, and that start with "Once upon a time."
What are fairy tales?
A planning device that assists a fiction writer in developing their story.
What is plot mountain?
Personification
What is giving human characteristics to things that are not human? Ex., The sun "smiled" on me today.
Protagonist/Antagonist
What are the good guy/bad guy in a drama?
Concrete Poem
What is a poem that is written in the shape of its topic?
Elements of fables
What are: short fiction story, from the oral tradition, with animals that talk, outdoor settings, and a moral or lesson at the end?
Sections of Plot Mountain
What are: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution?
Hyperbole
What is an over-exaggeration?
Instructions in the script for actors to follow while they say their lines.
What are stage directions?
Imagery
What is descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).
Stories passed down through generations through the oral tradition that include: gods/goddesses, supernatural phenomena, moral lessons, ancient settings, and were told to explain natural phenomena (seasons, where the sun came from, etc).
What are myths?
The sequence of events that make up a story.
What is the plot?
Alliteration
What is a group of words that start with the same consonant sound? (Ex., Sally sells seashells by the seashore.)
The underlying message, central idea, or focus of a play.
What is the theme?
Rhythm and Meter
What are the musical beat within lines of a poem created by patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Famous ancient writer who specialized in fables.
What was Aesop?
Voice
What is the author's unique way of writing, including word choice, sentence structure, and tone, which shapes the mood and feeling of the story?