Elements of Drama and Poetry

Front

What are the events of a story called?

Back

Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What do we call it when characters are talking?

Back

Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is the term for the number of syllables in a line that creates a poem's beat?

Back

Meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What do we call a group of lines that are together in a poem?

Back

Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What is the attitude a character shows in a text called?

Back

Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

What is the main idea or message of a story called?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Front

What do we call the time and place in which a story occurs?

Back

Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is a repeated sound at the end of lines in poetry called?

Back

Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What do we call the instructions in a play that tell actors how to move?

Back

Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What is the feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates for the reader?

Back

Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4