6th Grade ELA Benchmark Q3

The actors in a play

When one character speaks his lines to the audience.

Stories that are make believe and may have imaginary characters sch as fairies, magic&witches. 

What stanzas are made up of in poetry.

Group of lines in a poem that repeat like the chorus of a song.

A conversation between at least two or more characters.

The problem in a story; can be internal or external

The main message about life or the central idea or point

Hints an author gives that something is going to take place.

Directions written in parenthesis or italics that tell the actors what to do. 

A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

When an author describes the past during the course of a story by having a character reminisce 

The ending of the story

A drama in which events lead to the downfall of the main character.

An unexpected turn or TWIST in the plot that changes the outcome of a story

Poetry that doesn't follow all the rules; it may include figurative language; no have rhyme

Stories in the oral tradition that explains nature's mysteries using gods and goddesses.

Portables items actors use on the stage to create a scene. 

Using EXTREME exaggeration.

Gives human qualities to something that is nonhuman. 

The pattern of rhyme in a poem

The smaller sections of an act in a play

Short stories that may use animals as characters and teach a lesson.

The unit of action in a drama.

A repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word.

Poetry that is musical in nature and expresses the feeling and thoughts of an individual. 

The reason why something happens

Construction on a stage such as backdrops and furniture used for creating the setting of a play

Stories told about heroes, adventure, magic or romance that have been told over generations 

The beginning of a story

A type of poem that is longer and tells a story

A type of writing that is highly imaginative and contains elements that are not in real life 

Stories based on fact, but have been exaggerated as they were passed down through the years.