Text Structures
This text structure explains events in the order they happened.
What is chronological order?
In the sentence "The baby was irate when her toy was taken away," what does irate mean?
What is angry?
This is the time and place where a story happens.
What is the setting?
The prefix "un-" means this.
What is not or opposite of?
When an author gives human traits to non-human things, they use this technique.
What is personification?
This text structure compares similarities and differences between two things.
What is compare and contrast?
The meaning of "glimpse" can be figured out from the sentence: "I caught a quick glimpse of the deer before it ran away."
What is a quick look?
This is the main character of a story.
What is the protagonist?
The root "bio" in the word "biology" means this.
What is life?
Comparing two things using "like" or "as" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
A text that shows how one event leads to another is organized using this structure.
What is cause and effect?
In "The desert is arid, so plants that grow there need very little water," what does arid mean?
What is dry?
The sequence of events in a story is called this.
What is the plot?
The suffix "-ful" in the word "joyful" means this.
What is full of?
The use of hints about what will happen later in a story is called this.
What is foreshadowing?
If a text describes an issue and then offers ways to fix it, it uses this text structure.
What is problem and solution?
In "After weeks of drought, the soil was parched," the word parched likely means this.
What is extremely dry?
This is the lesson or message the author wants readers to learn from the story.
What is the theme?
The root "aqua" in the word "aquarium" means this.
What is water?
When an author exaggerates something for effect, they use this technique.
What is hyperbole?
This structure breaks a topic into parts and explains each part in detail.
What is description?
The meaning of "abundant" in "The garden produced an abundant amount of vegetables this year" can be figured out using context clues.
What is plentiful or a lot?
A character who opposes the main character is called this.
What is the antagonist?
The prefix "pre-" in the word "preview" means this.
What is before?
When an author includes a memory from the past in a story, it is called this.
What is a flashback?