Text Structures
The author gives a problem and explains one or more solutions to the problem.
Problem and Solution
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
Simile
Words whose sounds imitate their meaning
Onomatopoeia
A struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
A main point that the author is making
Central Idea
The author lists items or events in chronological order (time order)
Sequence of Events
Extreme exaggeration that cannot possibly be true and is not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
Using the same word or phrase over and over again
Repetition
The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature.
Mood
Information found in the text and used to support an argument or a claim.
Text Evidence
The similarities and differences between two or more people, events, ideas, objects, etc.
Compare and Contrast
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Personification
The repetition of the same sound in two or more words
Rhyme
A story’s main message or moral.
Theme
A conclusion based on clues in the text
Inference
The author presents ideas, events, or facts and what happens as a result.
Cause and Effect
A comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as.
Metaphor
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of a series of words
Alliteration
Clues or hints about something that is going to happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
The way an author organizes information in a text.
Text Structure
A detailed description to give the reader a mental picture.
Description
Language that uses the five senses
Imagery
The pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem
Rhyme Scheme
How the author feels about what he/she is writing
Tone
A short statement that gives the main points of something without personal opinions
Objective Summary