Text Structures
Key words for this text structure include: next, first, then, finally, after and before.
sequencial or chronological
This is the part of the story where the problem is solved.
resolution or solution
These words imitate sounds. Example:
Bark! Ow! Beep!
onomatopoeia
A struggle or problem a character faces in a story.
conflict
This genre is ALL factual.
nonfiction
This type of text structure shows how two things are alike and different.
compare and contrast
The place and time where a story takes place.
setting
Words that have the same beginning sound.
Example: Ryan runs rapidly.
alliteration
Figurative language that makes direct comparisons between two things. Example: The snow is a white blanket.
Hint: does not use "like" or "as"
metaphor
A genre of storytelling that uses real historical settings and events as a backdrop for fictionalized characters and plots.
historical fiction
This is the text structure where events are listed in time order.
chronological
This is the central idea or message in a story.
theme
This is figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally. Example: Cat’s got your tongue
idiom
This is a group of letters added to the beginning of a root word. It changes the meaning of the word.
prefix
A type of story that's full of magic and imagination, often featuring characters, creatures, and settings that don't exist in the real world.
fantasy fiction
Key words for this text structure include: dilemma, solve, solution, due to, issue and problem.
problem and solution
This is the turning point in a story.
Hint: top of the mountain
climax
This is what you call the “paragraphs” in a poem; groups of lines of poetry separated by space.
stanzas
This is a statement that the author is trying to prove to be true.
claim
A book that tells a complete story—with a beginning, middle, and end—mainly through illustrations.
graphic novel
Key words for this type of text structure include: since, as a result, because, due to, and consequently
cause and effect
This is a synonym for “narrative”.
story
This figurative language is when the author makes something seem human when it’s not
personification
This is a claim supported by reasons and evidence:
argument
A story about someone's life, but it's written by another person, not the person themselves.
biography