Literary Texts
A list of words and definitions, usually in the back of a book.
What is the glossary?
A word that means almost the same thing.
What is a synonym?
"The tiny white flowers dotted the morning mountainside like patches of snow" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
A piece of writing that tells a story. It has characters, settings, and a plot.
What is a narrative?
This is when a character is talking.
What is dialogue?
A picture that includes labels of certain parts, and may include a chart or a graph.
What is a diagram?
A word that means the opposite.
What is an antonym?
"The stars were candles guiding the weary travelers" is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
This type of writing convinces the reader to do something or to agree with something.
What is persuasive writing?
A passage that is explained in order of when the events happened uses this text structure.
What is chronological order?
This reference lists synonyms for words.
What is a thesaurus?
"This cat weighs a ton" is an example of this.
What is a hyperbole or exaggeration?
This type of writing provides facts and explains something.
What is informational or nonfiction writing?
A text feature often found in informational texts, that is smaller than a heading and reveals what the next passage or paragraph will be about.
What is a subheading (or subtitle)?
When this is added to the beginning of a root word, it makes a new word and changes the meaning of the word.
What is a prefix?
A story that is accurate historically with regards to its setting, but uses a made-up scenario and fake character names.
What is an historical fiction?
The paragraph that usually re-emphasizes and summarizes the main idea in an informational passage.
What is the last paragraph or conclusion?
Words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings.
What are homophones?
"Rain drummed a steady tempo on the roof" is an example of this. Hint: this type of language allows you to close your eyes and pretend you are there!
What is imagery?
Put the homophones in the correct order:
[ ] going to the shoe store over [ ] to get [ ] sneakers.
their, there, they're
They're going to the shoe store over there to get their sneakers.