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It’s All inThe Word

Plot it Out!

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Poet’sCorner

Miscellaneous

The dictionary definition of a

word

What is denotation?

The feelings and ideas associated with a

word; for example, silly has a more

positive association that stupid

What is connotation?

The word choices that a writer

makes; it can also mean how

carefully a speaker enunciates his

words

What is diction?

When writers choose words that all begin with the same sound, they are using this,

for example,“buckets of big blueberries”

What is alliteration?

Words that imitate the sound they name, such

as,Snakes hiss or bees buzz

What is onomatopoeia?

The point in the plot of greatest excitement, suspense, interest,

intensity, etc.

What is climax?

The part of the plot where problems occur and

challenges are faced as the story builds to the peak

What is rising action?

This part of the plot serves as the

introduction, where characters and

setting are introduced

What is the exposition?

All good story plots need this, and there are two kinds: internal and

external

What conflict?

This is the final portion of the plot where conflicts and problems are hopefully dealt with

What is the resolution?

A figure of speech where an object represent both itself

and some greater idea,Like a penny representing the free gifts of nature that

the universe offers us

What are symbol?

Figure of speech in O, my luve is like a red, red rose

That's newly sprung in June

What is simile?

A phrase combining two contradictory terms, such as,

jumbo shrimp or feather of lead

What is oxymoron?

Figure of speech where you state or imply one this is another, for example…

“With that new job he certainly will be climbing the ladder of success.”

What is metaphor?

An extreme over-exaggeration for effect, for example, “I was so hungry I could eat a horse” or “Just shoot me!”

What is hyperbole?

Instead of paragraphs, poets

use these to organize and group lines of

poetry

What is stanza?

Poems with a strong, repetitive rhythmic pattern, are said to have this; songs have it as well.

What is meter?

Language that appeals to the senses:

Hear the sledges with the bells - Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!

What is imagery?

The repetition of sounds as the

beginnings of word, for example,

“What a fanciful fun frolicking fable!”

What is alliteration?

Type of poetry with no set pattern of rhythm or rhyme that tries to capture our natural speech

What is Free verse?

The main character in a story, novel, or play

What is the protagonist?

Character who is in opposition to the main character

What is the antagonist?

This focuses on how words are organized

within a sentence

What is syntax?

This is the all-seeing and all-know narrator

What is omniscient?

This is a brief reference to another story, song, or work

of art within a literary work

What is allusion?