POETRY
The organization of words and lines as well as the rhyme and meter of a poem
What is poetic structure?
A verbal expression that says one thing but means another
What is verbal irony?
A figure of speech that uses the word like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things
What is a simile?
The point of view in which the narrator stands outside the story and describes the characters and action, referring to the characters as he or she
What is third person?
A state involving beliefs and feelings that causes a person to think or act in a certain way.
The pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry
What is rhyme?
The contrast between what is said and what is meant or what is expected and what actually happens
What is irony?
A metaphor that compares two seemingly unlike things in various ways through a paragraph, a stanza, or an entire literary work
What is an extended metaphor?
The series of events that take place in a story (the plan)
What is plot?
The use of punctuation or capitalization to create meaning or add effect in poetry
What is graphical element?
The group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
A verbal expression that says one thing but means another with the intention to criticize someone or something
What is sarcasm?
Language used for descriptive effect, often to imply ideas indirectly
What is figurative language?
Background information about the setting, characters, and past events
What is the exposition?
The most important idea in an informational text
What is the controlling idea or thesis?
A regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry
What is meter?
Irony that occurs in a situation in which the outcome is opposite of what was expected
What is situational irony?
A figure of speech in which an animal, an object, a force of nature, or an idea is given human form or qualities.
What is personification?
The main problem or struggle characters face in a story (internal/external)
What is the conflict?
Text evidence, descriptions, examples, expert opinions, facts, and statistics that further explain key aspects of the controlling idea...what you need to prove that your answers are correct
What is supporting evidence?
The pattern formed by the rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem
What is rhyme scheme?
Irony that occurs in a situation in which the reader or the audience knows important information that the characters do not know.
What is dramatic irony?
A figure of speech that compares two seemingly unlike things but implies a comparison instead of stating it directly with the word like
What is a metaphor?
A series of events that work to create tension, interest, or suspense and result in the climax
What is rising action?
To explain how two or more things are similar
What is compare?