A narrative poem consisting of 14 stanzas of 4 lines each.
What is a ballad
100
A connected narrative in which an individual tells his or her life story.
What is an autobiography.
100
a major division in the action of a play. The ends are typically indicated by lowering the curtain or turning up the houselights.
What is an Act
100
A real or fictional event or series of such events comprising the subject of a novel, story, narrative poem, or a play, especially in the sense of what the characters do in such a narrative.
What is Action
200
Unrhymed lines of ten syllables each with the even-numbered syllables bearing the accents.
What is blank verse
200
is a brief story, told or written in order to teach a moral lesson.
What is a parable.
200
is a secondary story in a narrative.
What is sub-plot.
200
A group of actors who commented on and interpreted the unfolding action on the stage.
What is a chorus.
200
The mood or persistent feeling implied by a literary work.
What is Atmosphere.
300
Poetry based on the natural rhythms of phrases and normal pauses rather than the artificial constraints of metrical feet.
What is free verse.
300
a work that uses ridicule, humor, and wit to criticize and provoke change in human nature and institutions.
What is satire.
300
is an introductory section of a literary work. It often contains information establishing the situation of the characters or presents information about the setting, time period, or action.
What is prologue.
300
Presents one side of a conversation, one voice that the reader ‘hears’. Sometimes it narrates an event. But it may also be a conversation with oneself.
What is a dramatic monologue.
300
The method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work:
What is Characterization.
400
Told from a defined point of view, often the poet’s, so there is feeling as well as specific and often sensory details provided to get the reader involved in the elements of the poem.
What is narrative poetry
400
the point argued in the essay.
What is a thesis statement.
400
A non-fictional account of a person's life--usually a celebrity, an important historical figure, or a writer.
What is a biography.
400
is a subdivision of an act of a drama, consisting of continuous action taking place at a single time and in a single location.
What is a scene.
400
The decisive moment in a drama, the turning point of the play to which the rising action leads.
What is the climax.
500
Refers to the use of words that combine sharp, harsh, hissing, or unmelodious sounds. They are often difficult to speak aloud.
What is Cacophony
500
are told from a defined point of view, often the author's, so there is feeling as well as specific and often sensory details provided to get the reader involved in the elements and sequence of the story.
What is a narrative.
500
an autobiographical form of writing in which the author gives his or her personal impressions of significant figures or events.
What is a memoir.
500
a moment when a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud.
What is a soliloquy.
500
a figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human characteristics.