words that sound like their meaning, or mimic sounds
ex. the burning wood hissed and crackled
What is Onomatopoeia
100
a particular state of mind or feeling; humor, or temper
What is mood
100
A writer's attitude toward subject, audience, and self.
What is tone
100
is a type of writing that tells the story of a true occurrence using creative language without embellishment of the facts
What is literary nonfiction
100
inconsistency between an actual and an expected result of a sequence of events
ex.You tease another kid at school for acting so gay, then you go home and your father announces he’s leaving your mother for someone named Jose.
What is irony
200
word or phrase that is not taken literally
ex.raining cats and dogs
What is Idiom
200
a topic or subject, as of a lecture, sermon, essay, etc.
What is theme
200
the end or finish of an event or process.
What is conclusion
200
anything used to give information in the text format
What is informational text
200
something that makes something harder to understand, explain, or deal with
What is complications
300
It is a repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words
ex.Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.
What is Alliteration
300
The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
What is plot
300
a play, movie, television show, or radio show that is about a serious subject and is not meant to make the audience laugh
What is drama
300
a shape having an irregular contour, chiefly used in nonrepresentational art and industrial design
What is free form
300
It might make you cry it might make you angry, or it might leave you in suspense. Modern drama refers today's drama genre
ex.newer soap operas and television shows are modern drama
What is modern drama
400
outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point
ex.You could have knocked me over with a feather
What is Hyperbole
400
the part in the beginning where the author sets the stage introduces characters, brings us into the story.
What is exposition
400
the highest point of interest in a story
What is climax
400
when a poet sets boundaries based on elements such as the poem's meter, rhythm, pattern or stanza
What is fixed form
400
describes a play, film or TV program that has a political component, whether reflecting the author's political opinion, or describing a politician or series of political events
What is political drama
500
gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas
ex.opportunity knocked on the door
What is Personification
500
a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
ex.The Three Little Pigs takes place as the pigs set out on their own and begin to make their own decisions.
What is rising actions
500
It is a struggle between two forces, but these forces can be either internal (feelings) or external (physical).
What is conflict
500
pattern of rhymes: the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or in a verse of a poem
What is ryhme scheme
500
it departs from reality, is implicitly accepted by author and audience as a means of representing reality.