Complete this statement: Complete this statement: Writers use figurative Writers use figurative

language and sound devices language and sound devices to make their poems or to make their poems or

stories sound more stories sound more _____________. _____________.

Interesting!Interesting!

This is the most exciting or This is the most exciting or interesting part of the interesting part of the

story.story.

ClimaxClimax

This is figurative language This is figurative language term where an author term where an author

makes a comparison of two makes a comparison of two things using “like” or “as.” things using “like” or “as.”

Simile Simile

Every story has this element Every story has this element of fiction, otherwise the of fiction, otherwise the

story would be very boring. story would be very boring.

ConflictConflict(Bonus: What are the four (Bonus: What are the four

types? Character vs…)types? Character vs…)

This is the two-word term for This is the two-word term for when an author describes a when an author describes a

character using clear character using clear adjectives.adjectives.

(Ex. The shy boy asked the (Ex. The shy boy asked the beautiful girl to the dance.)beautiful girl to the dance.)

Direct CharacterizationDirect Characterization

What is the term for when the What is the term for when the narrator of a poem or story is narrator of a poem or story is also the main character of the also the main character of the

story and always use the story and always use the pronoun “I”? pronoun “I”?

First Person NarratorFirst Person Narrator

This is a figurative language This is a figurative language term when an author term when an author makes a comparison makes a comparison

without using “like” or “as”without using “like” or “as”

MetaphorMetaphor

What is the style of poetry What is the style of poetry when the author expresses when the author expresses

emotions? emotions?

Lyric PoetryLyric Poetry

What is the figurative What is the figurative language tool an author uses language tool an author uses

to give human abilities or to give human abilities or traits to something that is not traits to something that is not

human?human?

Personification Personification

This term describes a This term describes a narrator who is outside the narrator who is outside the

story, describing the story, describing the thoughts and feeling of all thoughts and feeling of all

characters.characters.

Third Person OmniscientThird Person Omniscient

The assignment was a piece of The assignment was a piece of cake. cake.

He is a pig. He is a pig. These are examples of what These are examples of what type of figurative language? type of figurative language?

MetaphorMetaphor

This term describes the This term describes the pattern of rhyme in a poem, pattern of rhyme in a poem,

which is often noted with which is often noted with letters of the alphabet. letters of the alphabet.

Rhyme SchemeRhyme Scheme

When the reader uses his or When the reader uses his or her background knowledge her background knowledge

to make ideas and to make ideas and predictions about a story, predictions about a story,

this skill is used. this skill is used.

InferenceInference

This term describes the This term describes the author’s attitude when author’s attitude when

writing a poem or story.writing a poem or story.

ToneTone

These are hints in the story These are hints in the story that let the reader know that let the reader know what is to come later on.what is to come later on.

ForeshadowingForeshadowing

What term describes a style What term describes a style of poetry with no real of poetry with no real

rhyme or pattern?rhyme or pattern?

Free Verse PoetryFree Verse Poetry

The cherry popsicle tasted The cherry popsicle tasted delicious on that warm, delicious on that warm,

summer day. summer day. This is an example of what This is an example of what

type of figurative language? type of figurative language?

ImageryImagery

This term describes the This term describes the repetition of the same repetition of the same

sound at the ends of wordssound at the ends of words

RhymeRhyme

This is the term for the This is the term for the beginning of the story beginning of the story

(when the reader is (when the reader is introduced to the introduced to the

characters and setting)characters and setting)

ExpositionExposition

This term describes the This term describes the atmosphere created by a atmosphere created by a

poem or story. poem or story.

MoodMood

The wind stood up The wind stood up and give a shout. and give a shout.

Time quietly slipped away. Time quietly slipped away.

These are examples of what These are examples of what type of figurative language? type of figurative language?

PersonificationPersonification

This is the two-word term for This is the two-word term for when an author describes a when an author describes a

character through the character through the thoughts and words of other thoughts and words of other

characters in a story. characters in a story.

Indirect CharacterizationIndirect Characterization

This is the part of a story This is the part of a story where little events lead up where little events lead up to the most exciting part. to the most exciting part.

Rising ActionRising Action

This term is a sound device This term is a sound device where words sound exactly where words sound exactly

like they are spelledlike they are spelled

Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia

This is a two-word term for This is a two-word term for using the words around a using the words around a

highlight or underlined highlight or underlined word in a passage to give word in a passage to give hints as to its meaning.hints as to its meaning.

Context CluesContext Clues

This is the part of the story, This is the part of the story, near the end, when the near the end, when the

loose ends begin to wrap loose ends begin to wrap up. up.

Falling ActionFalling Action

What does PLORPE stand What does PLORPE stand for?for?

Predict, Locate, Organize, Predict, Locate, Organize, Read, Purpose, ExamineRead, Purpose, Examine

This term describes the This term describes the organization of lines of a organization of lines of a

poem into groupspoem into groups

StanzasStanzas

This is a two-word term to This is a two-word term to describe the key concept in describe the key concept in

a paragraph, story, or a paragraph, story, or poem. poem.

Main IdeaMain Idea

I heard a knock on my door, I heard a knock on my door, and then the pow and bang of and then the pow and bang of

fireworks. fireworks.

What type of sound device is What type of sound device is in this sentence? in this sentence?

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

This is another word for the This is another word for the end of a story. end of a story.

ResolutionResolution

““I love homework slightly I love homework slightly more than I love lima beans,” more than I love lima beans,”

the boy said sarcastically.the boy said sarcastically.

This sentence uses what type This sentence uses what type of literary device?of literary device?

ToneTone

What is the literary device What is the literary device when an object in a poem when an object in a poem

or story stands for a deeper or story stands for a deeper meaning? meaning?

SymbolismSymbolism

The two main characters of The two main characters of a story can also be called a story can also be called

these terms…these terms…

Protagonist and AntagonistProtagonist and Antagonist

This is the term for when This is the term for when the author paints a picture the author paints a picture in a reader’s mind by using in a reader’s mind by using

sensory details. sensory details.

ImageryImagery

This is a type of narrator This is a type of narrator who talks directly to the who talks directly to the

reader, using the pronoun reader, using the pronoun “you.”“you.”

Second Person NarrationSecond Person Narration

This is a figurative language This is a figurative language term for expressions that term for expressions that

shouldn’t be taken literally. shouldn’t be taken literally. (Ex. “It’s raining cats and (Ex. “It’s raining cats and dogs” to mean it’s raining dogs” to mean it’s raining

heavily)heavily)

IdiomIdiom

This a style of poetry in This a style of poetry in which the author tells a which the author tells a

story. story.

Narrative PoemNarrative Poem

The line “it was an eerily The line “it was an eerily dark and stormy night” dark and stormy night”

creates what type of creates what type of literary device? literary device?

MoodMood

Describe a major difference Describe a major difference between poems and short between poems and short

stories.stories.

Possible Answers:Possible Answers:•Stories are written in paragraphs Stories are written in paragraphs and poems are written in stanzasand poems are written in stanzas•Stories are meant to be read and Stories are meant to be read and poems are meant to be heardpoems are meant to be heard•Stories share information and Stories share information and poems poems

This term describes how the This term describes how the author develops a author develops a

character, mostly through character, mostly through their words, thoughts, and their words, thoughts, and

actions.actions.

CharacterizationCharacterization

What is the type of narrator What is the type of narrator that is outside the story and that is outside the story and

uses the pronouns “he” uses the pronouns “he” “she” “it” and “they?”“she” “it” and “they?”

Third Person NarratorThird Person Narrator

This term describes the This term describes the repetition of consonant repetition of consonant sounds at the start of at sounds at the start of at least two nearby words. least two nearby words.

AlliterationAlliteration

The speaker in a poem or The speaker in a poem or story is called what? story is called what?

NarratorNarrator

This term describes the This term describes the message or lesson an message or lesson an

author wants the read to author wants the read to learn from reading a poem learn from reading a poem

or story. or story.

ThemeTheme