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Acrostic poem – one in which the first letter of each line forms a word when
read vertically. The lines of the poem give description and images relevant
to the word chosen
2. Figurative language – words that are used not in a strictly factual way but
to make imaginative comparisons between one idea and another
3. Simile – a comparison introduced by “as” or “like”
4. Metaphor – a comparison as if the two things were one
5. Alliteration – words begin with the same consonant sounds
6. Assonance – repetition of the vowel sounds
7. Proverb – anonymous famous sayings which concisely explain a commonly
held belief within a culture
8. Poetic Meter – a regular pattern of the stressed and unstressed that gives a
line of poetry a predictable rhythm (e.g., iambic pentameter)
9. Skimming – read quickly to get a sense of what it is about, to grasp the gist,
to have a general understanding of the kind of writing
10.Scanning – read for the information needed to answer the questions Who?
What? When? Where? Why? in details
11.Tall tale - a story that is very difficult to believe/ a greatly exaggerated story
12.Cautionary tale – often in verse when humorous, warns children about the
punitive consequences of an aspect of their behavior considered by adults to
be unacceptable
13. Urban legend – a short, popular, modern tale spread orally or in writing,
and told as if it is true
14. Saga – a long prose tale of the adventures and achievements of a hero
15. Mini-saga – a narrative of exactly 50 words/ a mixture of sad and amusing
ideas and have surprise twists at the end
16. Rhythm – a literary device that demonstrates the long and short patterns
through stressed and unstressed syllables, particularly in verse form
17. Rhyme scheme - the formal arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or a poem/
the pattern of sounds that repeats at the end of a line or stanza
18. Chorus (refrain) - the repetition of a short phrase or multiple lines more
than once within a poem
19. Verse - a single line of poetry. But today it’s used more broadly. It refers to
a single line, a stanza, or the entire poem itself.
20. Dramatic effect - are intended to move, to stir the spectator or the audience.
To arouse curiosity for what is to come.
21. Autobiographical writing – someone's life story written by that person,
non-fiction (based on truth)/ exaggerating what really happened to make it
more dramatic and engaging/ written in first-person narrative
22. Descriptive writing – description about your thoughts and feelings, not
informative writing, refers to as many of the five senses and figurative
language
23. Narrative writing (story writing) - can be fiction or non-fiction, a piece of
writing characterized by a main character in a setting who encounters a
problem or engages in an interesting, significant or entertaining activity or
experience
24. Continuous writing - a type of writing where the writer does not stop to
take a break. This type of writing can be used for a variety of purposes, such
as writing a novel or a diary.
25. Advertising language – must appeal to its audience by arousing feelings of
desire and envy in the reader, to make them want to do or have whatever is
on offer