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Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sensory Language | when the author uses words and details that appeal to a reader's senses |
| Epic Poetry | a lengthy narrative poem |
| Lyrical Poetry | a type of emotional songlike poetry, distinguished from dramatic and narrative poetry |
| Symbol | an small object that represents a larger meaning |
| Protagonist | the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. |
| Antagonist | a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something |
| Dialogue | conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie |
| Flashback | a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story |
| Italicized | print (text) in italics |
| Stage Directions | an instruction in the text of a play, esp. one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting. |
| Excerpt | a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing. |
| Alliteration | the repetition of an initial consonant sound |
| Argument | an oral disagreement between to or more people |
| Summary | a brief recap of previous events in literature and etc. |
| Inference | an educated guess |