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Literature vocabulary flashcards with stanza, personification, simile, and drama terms for Grade 3.
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Literature and Poetry Vocabulary Flashcards

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This 31-card set covers vocabulary from three lessons on literature and poetry for third graders. It includes terms for story structure (plot, scenes, beginning/middle/end), drama terminology (dialogue, stage directions, acts), and poetry concepts (stanza, limerick, personification, simile). Use it for vocabulary review, reading-comprehension support, or independent study of literary elements.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Vocabulary
Grade Level:
3rd Grade
Updated December 2025

Terms in This Set

  • chapters
  • sections
  • plots
  • beginning
  • middle
  • end
  • scenes
  • drama or play
  • acts
  • dialogue
  • stage directions
  • playwriter
  • cast of characters
  • cast
  • structure
  • Poetry
  • Line
  • Stanza
  • Speaker
  • Verse
  • Nursery Rhyme
  • Limerick
  • Narrative poem
  • Rhyme
  • Figurative Language
  • Lyric poems
  • Personification
  • simile
  • Narrator
  • Literal language
  • nonliteral language

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