Poetry Terms
BING! or BOOM! is an example of this poetry term when the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents.
Onomatopoeia
the problem or struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
The sequence of events in a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
Plot
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"She shines like the sun" is an example of a metaphor or simile?
Simile
"Withering Willow" is an example of this poetry term where the beginning consonant sounds of the words are repeated in a phrase or sentence
Alliteration
The turning point in a story; usually the point with the most tension
Climax
The time and place a story occurs.
Setting
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What is a literary device where human qualities, emotions, or actions are given to non-human things—like objects, animals, or ideas
Personification
"Her hair is silk" is an example of this poetry term.
Metaphor
The overall feeling of a text is called this
Mood
The central message, lesson, or abstract idea of a story.
Theme
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Skip it for now, bookmark it, come back later, take your best guess, etc.
What is a "play on words" that uses multiple meanings, or similar-sounding words (homophones/homonyms), to create a humorous or clever effect.
Pun
"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow" is an example of this poetry term.
Hyperbole
This is the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction is not real, nonfiction is real
The perspective from which a story is told (e.g., 1st person, 3rd person).
Point of View
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Context clues
"Time is money" is an example of a metaphor or simile?
Metaphor
"He is as fast as a cheetah" is an example of this poetry term.
Simile
The qualities that make up a character's personality, including how he or she thinks, acts, feels, and behaves
Character Traits
The type of text (e.g., Historical Fiction, Mystery, Fantasy).
Genre
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What is a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the ordinary definitions of its individual words (Ex. "Under the Weather")
Idiom