Fiction
the main character in the story
who is the protagonist?
a shortened version of of the text that focuses on the main ideas of the work
What is a summary?
the author of the play
Who is the playwright?
a group of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
words that mean the same
What is a synonym?
the problem in the story
What is the conflict?
putting part of the text into your own words
What is paraphrased?
the words that are spoken by actors
What is dialogue?
the use of the same words or phrases over and over
What is repetition?
words that mean opposite
What is an antonym?
the order of events in the story
What is the plot?
the way the author organizes the text
What is organizational patterns?
this is like a chapter in a book
What is an act?
a poem uses these- words that express more than the literal meaning
What is figurative language?
using other words in the sentence or passage to help determine the meaning of an unknown word
What is context clues?
the qualities that define the character
What are character traits?
a statement that can be proven by asking experts, looking up information in a book
What is a fact?
given directions to the actors on how to act on stage
What are stage directions?
a pattern of end rhyme in a poem
What is end rhyme?
a word that is added to the beginning of a word
What is prefix?
the central message or the lesson about life that the author wants to get across
What is theme?
to use details, facts and evidence from a test to come to a new understanding about a topic or idea
What is drawing conclusions?
an introductory scene - usually where the narrator is summarizing the main action or setting of the scene
What is the prologue?
the person who wrote the poem
Who is a poet?
a word that is added to the end of a word