narrative
consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
topic
the subject treated in a paragraph or work
theme
what the author has to say about something– you find this from how the topic is treated in the work
point of view (voice)
the perspective from which a story is told (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
viewpoint
The stance or vantage point from which a story is narrated. (Whose eyes do we see things through?)
closed ending
readers feel that they know what will happen; there is a sense of completion
open ending
readers must draw their own conclusions; they do not know what will happen
metaphor
a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as
simile
comparison using “like” or “as”
personification
a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
sensory detail
Descriptive detail that appeals to any of the senses – sight, hearing, touch, smell or taste
stanza
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
rhyme
the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
rhythm
Musical quality in language produced by repetition
couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
line
how a poem is divided
