Poetry & Drama Review

Match the following:

• Wanda washed her windows with Windex.

• personification

• He snores louder than a freight train.

• simile

• The sun was as hot as fire.

• hyperbole

• The waves danced in the sunlight.

• alliteration

• As she walked through the wintery woods, the leaves crunched under her feet.

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A metaphor uses "like" or "as," but a simile does not.

• A metaphor is a direct comparison, but a simile uses "like" or "as."

• A metaphor exaggerates the truth, but a simile does not.

• A metaphor builds an image, but a simile does not.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

How are the plot & characters developed in a drama?

• Through text features such as index & glossary

• Multiple stanzas containing figurative language

• Through actions, dialogue, costumes, etc.

• Through the movie version of a play

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.10

A plot structure includes... in this order:  Exposition, rising action, _______________, falling action and _______________.

• resolution and climax
• climax and resolution
• more falling action
• dialogue and setting

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

A form of literature in which characters and plot are developed through dialogue and action intended to be performed in front of an audience.

• props

• scenery

• drama

• script

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Descriptions or directions in a script that tell HOW the play is performed. Often tells the characters where to stand and what to do. What is this called?

• instructions

• orders

• stage directions

• stage instructions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.10

Small sections of a play are ___________.  Each one usually takes place in a specific time and place.

• acts

• plot

• theme

• scenes

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

A person who performs a role in a play is called an

• stage direction

• actor

• performance

• playwright

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

The written text of a play is called a ....

• set

• rehearsal

• script

• scene

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.2

Small sections of a play are ___________.  Each one usually takes place in a specific time and place.

• acts
• plot
• theme
• scene

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7