Elements of Fiction
Figurative Language
Nonfiction Text Structure
Nonfiction Text Features
Author's Purpose
100
The where and when (or place and time) of a story.
What is setting?
100
She was as busy as a bee.
What is a simile?
100

Shows similarities and differences

Compare and Contrast

100

A picture that shows a place (like a country or continent) 

Map

100

A text that gives facts about a topic

Inform

200
The problem of a story.
What is conflict?
200
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is a personification?
200

Shows what happened and the result

Cause and effect

200
The part of a nonfiction book that defines words.
What is a glossary?
200
The type of writing which convinces the reader to agree with your point of view (opinion).
What is persuasive writing?
300
The sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
300
A comparison NOT using like or as?
What is a metaphor?
300

Key words are "first", "next", and "last"

chronological/sequence 

300

The title of a section within an article.

What is the heading?

300

Written to make the reader laugh

Entertain

400
The lesson (main message) given in a story.
What is theme?
400
Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
What is alliteration?
400

Identifies a conflict and a way to fix it

Problem and solution

400

Shows the reader what is being discussed in a nonfiction text

Picture

400
The three main author's purposes.
What is to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?
500
What makes up a character's personality?
What are character traits?
500

It's raining cats and dogs.

Idiom 

500

Gives information about a person, place, thing, or idea

Descriptive.

500

Words that describe a picture

Caption
500

A letter convincing your grownups to take you to your favorite restaurant

Persuade 

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