Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions
100
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme
100
Example - The tree danced in the breeze
What is personification
100
A text or story that is true, without any made-up people or events
What is Non-fiction
100
Where you should look to help you find definitions, pronunciation, and synonyms
What is a dictionary
200
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue
200
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
What is foreshadowing
200
Example - The earth is a green blanket
What is a metaphor
200
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama
200
Clues to help you understand the text such as sub-titles, bold words, graphic, title
What are text features
300
The repetition of words that sound the same/ have the same vowel sounds, at the end of a line of poetry
What is rhyme
300
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
300
Example - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile
300
Tells a made up story that may or may not be likely to happen in real life
What is fiction
300
A description of a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences. Must include the Beginning, Middle, and End of the story
What is a summary
400
The use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
What is repetition
400
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
400
Sound words- "pow" "buzz" "swish"
What is onomatopoeia
400
A story about the author's life; told in first person point of view
What is autobiography
400
Can be proven true or false with data, observations, and reliable sources
What is a fact
500
Placing words on a line by itself, repeating lines and phrases, and changing the appearance of words (bolding, italics, font size).
What are ways to emphasize
500
The feeling created IN THE READER by a literary work or passage
What is mood
500
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is sensory language or imagery
500
A story about someone's life told in third person point of view
What is a biography
500
Text structure that organizes a text by observing similarities and differences.