Nonfiction Text Structures
The text structure that uses signal words such as "first," "next," "after," "then," or "finally"
What is "Sequence" ?
A prefix that means "before"
What is "pre-"?
What is the "setting" ?
The type of figurative language that compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a "simile" ?
What is "first-person point-of-view" ?
The text structure that uses signal words such as "the same as," "different," "both," "similar," or "alike"
What is "Compare and Contrast" ?
A suffix that means "the most"
What is "-est"?
The people or animals a story is about.
What are "characters" ?
The type of figurative language that involves using an extreme exaggeration.
When an author addresses the reader directly, using the pronoun "you"
What is "second-person point-of-view" ?
The text structure that uses signal words such as "because," "since," "due to," "therefore," or "as a result"
What is "Cause and Effect" ?
A suffix that means "the study of"
What is "-logy" ?
Things that happen in a story
What is the "plot"?
The type of figurative language that compares two things without using the words "like" or "as."
What is a "metaphor" ?
When a narrator is outside the story, using pronouns like "he," "she," or "the" to describe the characters
What is "third-person point-of-view" ?
The text structure that uses signal words such as "solve," "fix," "challenge," "resolve," or "concern"
What is "Problem and Solution" ?
A word root that means "light"
What is "photo" ?
The most exciting action in a story
What is the "climax"?
The type of figurative language when several words in a row start with the same letter or sound
What is "alliteration" ?
When a narrator tells a story from one character's perspective and does not know the other character's thoughts and feelings.
What is "third-person limited point-of-view" ?
The text structure that uses signal words such as "looks like," "resembles," "to illustrate" "such as," or "appears"
What is "Description" ?
A word root that means "earth"
What is "geo" ?
The problem the main character has to solve or figure out
What is the "conflict"?
The type of figurative language that includes describing an object doing human-like behaviors
What is "personification" ?
When a narrator tells a story as if they know all the characters' thoughts and feelings
What is "third-person omniscient point-of-view" ?