Figurative Language
This phrase compares two things using "like" or "as". What is it?
What is a simile?
This explains what a picture or illustration shows in a nonfiction book. What is it?
What is a caption?
This genre features stories that could happen in real life, but the characters might be changed, or not real. What genre is this?
What is realistic fiction?
In this point of view, the narrator uses "I" or "we" to tell the story. What is this?
This text structure introduces a problem and then explains how it can be solved. What is it?
What is problem and solution?
What is personification.
This feature lists the chapters or sections of a book along with their page numbers. What is it?
What is the table of contents?
This is the part of the story where the conflict is resolved and the story comes to an end. What is it?
What is the resolution?
In this point of view, the author uses words like "he", "she", "they" to tell the story. What point of view is this?
What is third person point of view?
This text structure explains the steps steps in a process or events in the order that they happen. What is it?
What is chronological order?
This word imitates a sound, like "buzz" or "sizzle". What is it?
What is onomatopoeia?
This feature lists important terms and their definitions, usually found at the back of the book. What is it?
What is the glossary?
This is the struggle or problem that the characters face in the story. What is it?
What is the conflict?
This is when you use clues from the text and what you already know to understand something that isn't directly stated in the story. What is it?
What is making an inference?
This text structure shows how one event leads to another, often explaining reasons and results. What is it?
What is cause and effect?
This is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, and can exaggerate things to make them seem larger, or in greater number. What is it?
What is a hyperbole?
What is a heading?
This is the lesson or message that a story teaches us, that we learn after reading. What is it?
What is the moral of the story?
This is the main point, or what the story is mostly about. What is this?
What is the central idea?
This text structure provides details about a topic, helping readers visualize it with adjectives and examples. What is it?
What is description?
This figure of speech describes on thing as if it were another, without using "like" or "as". What is it?
What is a metaphor?
This is an alphabetical list at the end of a book that helps you find specific topics. What is it?
These are the people or animals who make up the story. What is this called?
Who are the characters?
This is the main message or lesson that a story teaches, often about life or human nature. What is it?
What is the theme?
This text structure presents information by explaining how things are similiar and different. What is it?
What is compare and contrast?