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Poetry Terms
Elements of a story
Literary terms
Writing
Characteristics
100
a comparison between two things that includes the word like or as
What is Simile
100
Where an event takes place.
What is Setting
100
The truth; A piece of information used as evidence.
What is Fact
100
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
What is Purpose
100
A writer of a book, article, or report
What is Author
200
a comparison between two unlike things that does not include the word like or as
What is Metaphor
200
The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; The peak of the story.
What is Climax
200
the reason or motive for some human action
What is Cause
200
to alter something already written in order to make corrections, improve, or update
What is Revise
200
sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste
What is Sensory Details
300
the beat you hear as you read a poem aloud
What is Rhythm
300
The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work. The summary of the writing.
What is Plot
300
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
What is Purpose
300
something that is given great stress or importance
What is Emphasis
300
not logical; not expected
What is Illogical
400
a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem
What is a Stanza
400
to show or indicate beforehand
What is Foreshadow
400
something that is produced by an agency or cause; result;consequence
What is Effect
400
The people that are reached by a writing
What is Audience
400
strong, distinct, or clearly perceptible
What is Vivid
500
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is Alliteration
500
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuma
What is Personification
500
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story:
What is Narrative
500
Taking a short section from a text.
What is Excerpt
500
lacking clearness or definiteness; Not being sure.
What is Ambiguous