Genre
What is told in the form of a story, may express author's opinion, presents facts, includes text features
Narrative Nonfiction
What is two or more lines of poetry that together form a unit of a poem
Stanza
What is formal changes made according to official procedures
Amendments
What is something that happened and what happens because of it
Cause and Effect
What is a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the separate words in it, example "in a nutshell"
Idiom
What is a type of fiction story that has made-up characters, settings, events that could or could not exist in real life, may include illustrations
Fantasy
What is the basic definition of a word
Denotation
What is a series of actions planned and carried out to bring about a particular result
Campaign
What the narrator thinks or feels about characters or events in a story, could be told from first or third person point of view
Point of View
What is comparing two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
What has realistic characters, events, and settings. It is set in the past and based on real events, has dialogue
Historical Fiction
What is a meaning of a word in addition to its literal meaning
Connotation
What is a period of ten years
Decade
What is asking questions that can help you better understand new information
Ask and Answer Questions
What is comparing two things NOT using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
What explains facts and information about a topic, includes text features
Expository Text
What is repeated words or phrases in a poem
Repetition
What is a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off
Sliver
What is the main message or lesson in a story or poem
Theme
What is words that have the same or similar meanings
Synonym
What tells a story and has characters settings and has real events that could happen
Realistic Fiction
What tells a story and has characters, can be fictional or real events, may be written in stanzas
Narrative Poem
What is a great victory or success
Triumph
What is to reread a portion of text to gain a better understanding
Reread
What is words that have the opposite meaning
Antonym