Fiction
The first stage of a plot diagram; consists of the characters, setting, and conflict
Exposition
The story is told through the thoughts and feelings of the main character
First Person Point of View
The major point of a paragraph or a story
Main Idea
A comparison of two things using like or as
Simile
What you MUST do before reading a passage
Break down the questions
The turning point in the story; the character faces his/her conflict
Climax
The story is told through the thoughts or feelings of the narrator; is all knowing
Third Person Omniscient
A text structure that shows the relationship between things; where one event is the result of another or others
Cause and Effect
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
Metaphor
A strategy that you must do as your reading the passage.
Write notes on the side of the paragraph or stanza (Read a Little, Write a Little)
The stage where the conflict escalates
Rising Action
The feeling of the story
Mood
A text structure that expresses a conflict and presents possible ways of solving it.
Problem and Solution
An exaggeration
Hyperbole
The part of the passage that YOU SHOULD READ right above the title to better understand the story.
Background information
The problem in the story
Conflict
The way the author feels about his/her characters and writes about them
Tone
A text structure that shows the order of events as they happened
Chronological order/Sequential
Giving human qualities to an object or animal
Personification
Two summarizing strategies that can be used to summarize a passage
WWBST/BME
The message of the story
Theme
When you expect something to happen but the opposite occurs in a story; may be either verbal, situational, or dramatic
Irony
Added information about a topic related to the story; Is usually it's own separate box on the side of the passage.
Sidebar
A group of lines put together in a poem/Similar to a paragraph
Stanza
A strategy that should be used after reading a poem to summarize the elements found.
SIFTT (Symbolism, Imagery, Figurative Language, Tone, Theme)