COACH LESSONS 1-6

Question 1

section of a book; has numbers or names

Answer 1

chapter

Question 2

list of chapters and the page numbers where each chapter begins

Answer 2

table of contents

Question 3

group of lines, set apart by spaces

Answer 3

stanzas

Question 4

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

Answer 4

meter

Question 5

takes place in one location in drama

Answer 5

scene

Question 6

collection of scenes

Answer 6

act

Question 7

what the characters are saying

Answer 7

dialogue

Question 8

words in italics that tell characters what to do

Answer 8

stage directions

Question 9

struggle or problem that a character must resolve

Answer 9

conflict

Question 10

bulk of the story, during which the character works to resolve the problem

Answer 10

rising action

Question 11

turning point in a story, usually the most exciting part

Answer 11

climax

Question 12

ending of the story, when the conflict is resolved

Answer 12

resolution

Question 13

person or animal in a story, play, or poem

Answer 13

character

Question 14

qualities that define characters

Answer 14

traits

Question 15

reasons why characters act the way they do

Answer 15

motivations

Question 16

central message or lesson that is not stated directly in the text

Answer 16

theme

Question 17

language that does not mean exactly what it says

Answer 17

figurative language

Question 18

indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or object in history or in a literary work

Answer 18

allusion

Question 19

kind of figurative language that usually means the exact opposite of what is says, rather than suggesting an image or impression

Answer 19

irony

Question 20

occurs when reader or audience knows something that a character does not

Answer 20

dramatic irony

Question 21

use of words to express something different from their literal meaning

Answer 21

verbal irony

Question 22

play on words which is one word used that either sounds like or id identical to another

Answer 22

pun