Literacy Exam: March 11th and 12th Vocabulary, Part 2

Metaphor Comparing two things without using like or as

Narrative Poem A poem that tells a story and has a plot

Narrative Text Text in any form that recounts events or tells a story.

Non Fiction Fiction that is based on facts or reality

Objective Point of View POV where the author tells the story but can only report what characters can say or do---no interpretation of behavior or tell their thoughts or feelings.

Ode Poetry celebrating the deeds of heroes

Omniscient POV POV where the author tells the story using third person POV and knows all about every character’s thoughts, feelings, actions, etc. (THE “GOD” POV)

Onomatopoeia Buzz, drip, swish, tick, tock, beep

Persona An assumed identity or fictional “I” assumed by a writer in a literary work; the speaker or narrator.

Personification Giving human qualities to nonhuman things

Poetry Rhythmical compositions

Practical Text Functional information useful in everyday applications, including manuals, handbooks, warranties, etc.

Primary Sources Firsthand information which includes memoirs, interviews, letters, public documents.

Prose The ordinary form of written or spoken language; anything written that is not poetry.

Quatrain A stanza or poem of four lines, rhymed or unrhymed

Repetition Repeated words, sounds, or other elements to unify, create rhythm, and reinforce a message

Rhetorical Strategies Plans used in arranging writing tasks or compositions, including comparison/contrast, narration, description, process analysis, etc.

Rhyme The use of repeated vowel sounds in poetry, especially at the end of lines.

Rhythm Alteration of stressed and unstressed syllables in language.

Science Fiction Fantasy literature based on scientific discoveries or theories

Secondary Source Works that have been collected, interpreted, or published by someone other than the original source.

Simile Comparing two things using like or as

Soliloquy When a character speaks to themselves while alone in order to reveal thoughts.

Sonnet A poem written in 14 lines of iambic pentameter.

Style The author’s distinctive way of writing

Symbol Something that represents itself and something else

Text Features Format, italics, headings, sub-headings, graphics, sequence, diagrams, illustrations

Tone The implied attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a text that readers may infer from the text’s language, imagery, and structure

Understatement A statement that says less than what is meant, often for irony

Verbal Irony When you say one thing but really mean another (sarcasm)

You will have a quiz over these terms on Friday!