SS Terms
The main character in a story - the character we are rooting for
protagonist
The page at the start of text that gives chapter titles and page numbers
Table of contents
a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
simile
What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?
Topic sentence
The story of a person's life
Biography
When a character is faced with a tough decision, it is an example of person vs ____ conflict
self
When a word is found in the glossary, it usually show in this type of font
Bold
an obvious exaggeration
hyperbole
How many supporting details should you include? (at least)
3
Horror, Mystery, Romance -- these are ______ of literarure
Genres
When the author gives clues about events that will happen later
foreshadowing
This is found under a picture to describe what the photo shows
caption
giving an object a human quality
personification
Persuasive
The Hitchhiker
The Monkey's Paw
The Man Who Loved Flowers
The Most Dangerous Game
The main message or moral of the story
theme
This type of writing
italics
BAM!
onomatopoeia
These words help the flow of a paragraph
Transition Words
a text that uses pictures, symbols, graphs, etc... to display information
an infographic
When the weather/atmosphere reflects the mood in the text
pathetic fallacy
a box/section to the side or bottom of a page that gives extra information
Side bar/box
when an object represents a larger idea
The first line of each paragraph should always be ____
Indented
Making an educated guess based on clues you are given in a text
inference