Text Feature
A brief explanation added to an article, cartoon, or picture
Caption
An exaggerated statement that is not taken literally.
Hyperbole
The narrator is the character in the story, using "I".
First person
Give details and sensory to create a mental image.
Description
an action word
Verb
A note reference, explanation, or comment, at the bottom of the page.
Footnote
A comparison of two things using like or as.
Simile
The narrator speaking directly to the reader, using "you".
Second person
Steps in a process.
Sequence
describes a noun
Adjective
A visual representation of data
Graph
The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in to or more neighboring words.
Alliteration
The narrator knows all, example- a God.
Third person objective
To explain how and why something happened.
Cause and Effect.
describes a verb
Adverb
An outline of chapters or section titles and their corresponding pages.
Table of contents
A comparison of things WITHOUT using like or as.
Metaphor
The narrator knows all thoughts and feelings of all characters.
Third person omniscent
What is wrong and what you can do about it.
Problem and solution
Introduces a noun
Article
A section at the end of the text containing additional content.
Appendix
A word forming a natural sound.
Onomatopoeia
Narrator only knows one characters thoughts and feelings.
Third person limited.
Combines 2 or more independent sentences.
Compound sentence
Extending the sentence to describe what happened, how it happened, or where it happened.
Preposition