When a story is told in the order that the events actually happened
What is chronological order?
200
A retell of a story can also be called this.
What is a summary?
200
The message or lesson of a story.
What is the theme?
200
Words that have opposite meanings.
What are antonyms?
200
The author describes an event or several events and then the events that follow.
What is cause and effect?
300
When you explain why and/how something is different in a story?
What is compare and contrast?
300
When and where a story takes place.
What is setting?
300
The three verb tenses that corresponds to the time of an action, event, or condition. It helps to show the sequence of events.
What is past, present, and future?
300
Author describes what is alike and what is different?
What is cause and effect?
400
You can use evidence to figure out what is really going on in a text.
What is make an inference?
400
It evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
What is mood?
400
This is used to set off words in dialogue between characters.
What is commas?
400
Characteristics, features, examples
What is description?
500
When you are trying to find the meaning and significance of the story. You are asking yourself both what the text means and why it is important.
What is interpretation?
500
The author’s attitude towards the characters or the story. The author may not like the characters, and may make fun of them in a subtle way. Tone is different from mood because it describes how the author feels about the characters, whereas mood describes how the reader feels when reading the story.
What is tone?
500
A common expression that has a figurative or non-literal meaning.