Non-fiction
Elements of any text that give you information about the text, such as title, subheading, graphs, photographs, maps
Text Features
The message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn from the story.
Theme
Person telling the story
Narrator
a group of lines that form a unit within a poem; the "paragraph" of a poem
Stanza
a logical guess or conclusion based on observation, prior knowledge, or text evidence
inference
The most important point the author makes; other word for main idea
Central Idea
The events in a story: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
Plot
Conversation between the characters
Dialogue
Language that should not be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling
Figurative Language
a scene in a movie or novel set in a time earlier than what is currently going on; it gives the reader background information.
Flashback
These are facts or details that support the central idea
Supporting Details
The problem that the protagonist faces; it can be internal or external
Conflict
instructions in the play indicate movement, tone of voice, and/or sound effects. [Usually in brackets]
Stage Directions
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
Imagery
To give special attention to something, to highlight or stress a key idea
emphasize
A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph; usually at the beginning of the paragraph.
Topic Sentence
The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
3rd Person Limited
The author of a play
Playwright
a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
Tone
to communicate or make known; a fancier word for "show"
Convey
The logical structure of a text, such as sequence, compare and contrast, problem/solution, or cause and effect.
Organizational Pattern
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters
3rd Person Omniscient
a division of an act in a play into smaller parts
Scene
How the reader feels about the poem based on the speaker's tone
Mood
To express indirectly
Imply