The speaker/voice of a piece of literature
What is narrator?
photographs, maps, and timelines are examples of these
What are graphics?
The written form of a play
What is a script?
language that appeals to one or more of the five senses
What is imagery?
central message or lesson of a literary work
What is theme?
Point of view that uses words such as I, me, and my
What is first person?
When an author's goal is to teach readers about something, this is his/her purpose
What is to inform?
small segments of a play that focus on one event in one location
What is a scene?
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
What is a simile?
the author's attitude toward a subject
What is tone?
Point of view that address the reader directly
What is second person?
This text feature provides organization for the readers and reveals what a paragraph or section will be about.
What is a subheading?
The author of a play
What is a playwright?
the repetition of a beginning sound
What is alliteration?
a "recap" of a text that covers main points from the beginning, middle, and end
What is a summary?
point of view in which the narrator is NOT a character in the story and only shares thoughts/feelings of one character
What is third-person limited?
This states the focus or main idea that will be discussed throughout the piece of writing.
What is a thesis?
Major division of a play that is made up of many smaller segments
What is an act?
words that express more than just their literal meaning
What is figurative language?
the beginning of the story in which the setting, characters, and main conflict is introduced
What is the exposition?
point of view in which the narrator is an all-knowing observer who shares thoughts/feelings of many characters
What is third-person omniscient?
This displays all sources where information was found during research
What is a works cited (or bibliography)?
italicized words that describe what is happening on stage (the unspoken parts of a play)
What are stage directions?
a reference (to a historical event, other piece of literature, etc.) found within literature
What is allusion?
to make and educated guess based on the information presented
What is to infer?