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1. Plot it Out! Poet’s Corner Figure me This! It’s All in The Word Miscellaneous 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt

2. The dictionary definition of a word

3. What is denotation?

4. The feelings and ideas associated with a word; for example, silly has a more positive association that stupid

5. What is connotation?

6. The word choices that a writer makes; it can also mean how carefully a speaker enunciates his words

7. What is diction?

8. When writers choose words that all begin with the same sound, they are using this, for example, “buckets of big blueberries”

9. What is alliteration?

10. Words that imitate the sound they name, such as, Snakes hiss or bees buzz

11. What is onomatopoeia?

12. The point in the plot of greatest excitement, suspense, interest, intensity, etc.

13. What is climax?

14. The part of the plot where problems occur and challenges are faced as the story builds to the peak

15. What is rising action?

16. This part of the plot serves as the introduction, where characters and setting are introduced

17. What is the exposition?

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

19. What conflict?

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

21. What is the resolution?

22. 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

23. What are symbol?

24. Figure of speech in O, my luve is like a red, red roseThat's newly sprung in June

25. What is simile?

26. A phrase combining two contradictory terms, such as, jumbo shrimp or feather of lead

27. What is oxymoron?

28. 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.”

29. What is metaphor?

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

31. What is hyperbole?

32. Instead of paragraphs, poets use these to organize and group lines of poetry

33. What is stanza?

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

35. What is meter?

36. 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!

37. What is imagery?

38. The repetition of sounds as the beginnings of word, for example, “What a fanciful fun frolicking fable!”

39. What is alliteration?

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

41. What is Free verse?

42. The main character in a story, novel, or play

43. What is the protagonist?

44. Character who is in opposition to the main character

45. What is the antagonist?

46. This focuses on how words are organized within a sentence

47. What is syntax?

48. This is the all-seeing and all-know narrator

49. What is omniscient?

50. This is a brief reference to another story, song, or work of art within a literary work