Figurative Language
The comparison of two thing using like or as
simile
A type of writing that tells what happens and why it happened
cause and effect
Telling a story where the narrator uses "I", "Me" "My"
1st person point of view
What the text is mostly about
main idea
A personal judgement that someone thinks is true - What a person thinks or feels
opinion
Extreme exaggerations
hyperbole
A type of writing that tries to convince readers to do something or feel a certain way.
persuasive
Telling a story where the narrator uses "He", "She", "They"
3rd person point of view
The lesson or moral of a story
theme
A group of lines put together in a poem ( A paragraph in a poem)
stanza
The repeating sound of the first letter in a word - EX: Black Bugs Blood
alliteration
A type of writing that gives information like a science textbook
informational text
Words that describe a characters personality
character traits
The events that happen in a story
plot
The part of the plot where the problem is solved, most exciting part of the story
climax
Comparison between two things without using like or as
metaphor
stories that are made up but are based on true events
realistic fiction
How an author chooses to tell a story, can be first or third person
point of view
Time and place a story takes place
setting
What the author makes you feel about what you are reading
tone/mood
A phrase that is not taken literally EX: It is raining cats and dogs
idiom
Stories that are made up but are based on true events from the past
Historical Fiction
Conversation between 2 or more people or characters
dialogue
Text structure written in time order
chronological order
Using the words and pictures around an unknown word to figure out its meaning
context clues