Fiction & Plot
The sequence of events in a story is called this.
What is plot?
If the author writes to entertain, this is one of the possible purposes.
What is to entertain?
This tells you who wrote the text.
What is the author?
Context clues are words around an unknown word that help you figure out its ________.
What is meaning (or definition)?
A comparison between two things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
The moment of greatest tension or turning point in a story.
What is climax?
If the author writes to inform or explain something, this is one of the possible purposes.
What is to inform / explain?
A short definition or explanation placed beside or under a term or illustration.
What is a caption?
In the sentence, “She was elated after hearing the news,” the word “elated” most nearly means this.
What is very happy (or overjoyed)?
A phrase that gives human traits to non-human things.
What is personification?
A struggle between opposing forces (external or internal).
What is conflict?
The narrator is a character in the story; uses “I” or “we.”
What is first person point of view?
A list of the chapters in a book, usually found near the front.
What is the table of contents?
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word (e.g. hot / cold).
What is an antonym?
An exaggeration not meant to be taken literally (e.g. “I’m so hungry I could eat a million pizzas”).
hyperbole?
The part of the story that leads up to the climax, introducing tension and complications.
What is rising action?
The narrator is not a character in the story and uses “he,” “she,” “they.”
What is third person point of view?
ext in the margin, side, or bottom of a page providing extra information.
hat is a sidebar or marginal note?
A word formed from another word by adding a prefix or suffix (e.g. unhappy, friendship).
What is a derivative (or affix word)?
A comparison without using “like” or “as” (e.g. “Her eyes were stars”).
What is a metaphor?
The conclusion of the story where loose ends are tied up.
What is resolution (or denouement)?
When the author tries to convince you to believe or act a certain way.
What is persuade (or to persuade)?
A table showing data, facts, or statistics for quick comparison.
What is a chart or table?
His timidity prevented him from asking questions,” timidity most nearly means this.
What is shyness (or hesitation)?
An expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning (e.g. “break a leg”).
What is an idiom?