Figurative Language
The point guard is a bulldozer.
Metaphor
The author of the dramatic piece
Playwright
To show the order in which something happened
Sequence / Chronological Order
Plot
When you restate your controlling idea you are doing what?
Concluding your writing (Conclusion)
The point guard is like a bulldozer.
Simile
Usually written in italics; They provide information about actions, expressions, movement, technical directions, costuming, etc...
Stage Directions
The author uses this structure to describe what he/she is talking about
Descriptive Structure
A scene from the past
Flashback
In the ECR, what comes after your evidence?
Explanation of that evidence
The wind whistled in the trees.
Personification
Words spoken aloud by cast
Dialogue
This text shows the two things are similar and how they are different
Compare and Contrast
Opponent or instigator (the bad guy)
Antagonist
The controlling idea of an ECR is when you ________ the prompt.
Answer
Words / phrases that appeal to sight, smell, taste, touch, and sound
Sensory language / Imagery
The play is divided into what?
Shows how one event causes another event
Cause and Effect
A reader's attitude towards the piece
Mood
To inform, persuade, explain
Author's Purpose
He lived a year in a minute.
Hyperbole
The speakers of the play are called...?
Characters
It outlines a solution to a problem
Problem / Solution
Main or leading character
Protaganist
A warning or hint of a future event
Foreshadow