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Worth Double
100
An over exaggeration not meant to be taken seriously. Ex. I have told you a million times that I don't like liver.
What is a hyperbole?
100
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Ex. Her apple cheeks were very round.
What is a metaphor?
100
In
 drama, 
a 
conversation
 between
 two
 characters.
What is dialogue?
100
A main character in a story who faces an opponent that is hostile.
What is a protagonist?
100
Person who tells the story, often spoken in third person.




What is Narrator

200

What type of figurative language is this?

My car is an oven today.

What is metaphor?
200
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human. Ex: The trees stretching out their sad arms to embrace the solemn song of the nightingale.
What is personification?
200

Objects that are used to bring the play to life, for the most part they are usually fake

What is Prop?
200
A hostile character that opposes the main character.
What is an antagonist?
200

_______ are the people acting in play.

Cast of characters

characters

actors

300

The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words that are close to each other in prose or poetry. Ex: She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

What is alliteration?

300
Words that represent sounds. Ex. buzz, bang, pop
What is onomatopoeia?
300

Words in parenthesis or brackets that tell the actor what to do

What is stage directions

300

Shows the problem and solution of the story. Is like a rollercoaster, and includes the beginning, middle and end of a text.

What is Plot
300

The person who writes the play is called

What is Playwright?

400
Comparing two unlike things using like or as. Ex. His teeth were as white as snow.
What is a simile?
400
A figure of speech in which the words do not have literal meaning. Ex: It is raining cats and dogs.
What is an idiom?
400

These are like the chapters in a book. The contain scenes in each. What are they?

What are acts?

400

What are these a part of?

Compare/Contrast

Problem/Solution

Sequence

Description

Cause/Effect

Text Structure

400

The curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

What is Personification?
500

Give me three examples of a hyperbole

Teacher decides :)

500

What type of figurative language is this?

The rose buds danced in the heat of spring. 

Personification

500

These are shorter pieces in a drama. It usually changes when the setting changes.

What are scenes?
500

The main or universal message in a text. Usually teaches you a lesson.

What is theme?

500

My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

What is Metaphor