VOCAB
giving human qualities to a nonhuman object
personification
note differences between multiple ideas or objects
contrast
time and place of a story
setting
information from a passage that is used to prove an idea
text evidence
an idea that cannot be proven true
opinion
the most suspenseful moment in a story; where the twist or change occurs
climax
events of a story
plot
to break into parts and read closely for inference
analyze
lesson learned from a story
theme
an idea that can be proven true
fact
the paragraphs of poems
stanzas
comparison that does not use like or as
metaphor
a struggle or clash between two characters, forces, or ideas
conflict
an educated guess made with background knowledge with text evidence
inference
comparison that uses like or as
simile
spoken words between characters in a story
dialogue
the way a writer organizes the text
a short paragraph that restates the most important details of a text
summary
the most important point the author makes in the text
central idea
author's reason for writing
purpose
The first sentence in a paragraph that lets the reader know what the paragraph will be about
topic sentence
lets the reader know what the essay will be about
thesis statement
an idea the author believes and wants the readers to believe as well
a word used to show a sound something makes
onomatopoeia
a speaker's attitude toward a subject
tone