Key Terms
To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence
Inference
A comparison using like or as
Simile
A word that describes a person place or thing
Noun
Refers to where and when a story takes place
Setting
The lesson or message of any story
Theme
A direct comparison that states one thing is another
Metaphor
A word that describes a noun
Adjective
The category of a text such as fiction and non fiction
Genre
The specific order of a series of events that form a story
Plot
The occurrence of the same letter or sound t the beginning of a sentence
Alliteration
A word that has a action taking place
Verb
The perspective from which a story is told from
Point of view
In most stories, there is a conflict or problem This word means to solve a problem
Resolution
An exaggeration or beyond belief
Hyperbole
A word that replaces a noun or noun phrase
Pronoun
The character who tells the text from his or her point of view
Narrator
Refers to the way an author develops a character over the course of the story
Characterization
When an author describes an object as a person
Personification
A word that modifies or describes a verb
Adverb
The voice of a literary text that speaks about the writer's feelings or situation
Speaker