Vocabulary 5, 6, and 7

A stanza is a group of lines in a poem

Expository is writing that gives information, discusses ideas, or explains a process

Historical Fiction is a fictional narrative set in an actual historical event

The speaker is doing the talking in a poem

A couplet is three lines that rhyme

A Soliloquy is a long speech given by a character alone on stage or one who thinks they are alone

Genre is a category or type of literature

Narrative Poetry tells a story

A found poem consists of words taken from other works

Anaphora the repetitions of words

Meter is a foot that establishes the beats

An autobiography tells the life of another person

Scansion is the analysis of the rhythmic structure

An extended metaphor contains several metaphors

Prose is writing in verse

Iambic Pentameter has ten beats per line

A short story is a long work of fiction

A poem is written in verse

The prologue comes at the end of the play to wrap up any missed ideas

An essay is a short work of nonfiction

A monologue is a character giving a dramatic speech

A biography tells your own life story

Rhyme is similar sounds

End Rhyme is rhyming words at the ends of lines

A sonnet is a twelve line poem

Rhythm is the pattern of beats

Fiction is prose writing that presents true life information