Resource Books
A reference book containing maps.
Atlas
Personification
The people or animals in a story.
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Characters
A story using made-up characters; includes fantasy, realistic, historical, mystery, and science fiction.
Fiction
A picture that adds information or helps explain the text.
Photograph
A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them.
Dictionary
When something stands for or represents something else.
Symbolism
When or where the story takes place.
Setting
Informational texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, etc.)
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Non-fiction
A few words that tell what a paragraph, section, or chapter will be about
Heading
A reference book containing a calendar.
Almanac
Compares 2 unlike things using "like" or "as".
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Simile
Causes trouble for the characters.
Problem
The story of a real person's life written by another person.
Biography
Lists the major chapters or parts of the books with their page number.
Table of Contents
A reference book containing words and their synonyms.
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Thesaurus
Compares 2 unlike things by describing one thing as another to show that they have something in common.
Metaphor
How the problem is solved.
Solution
A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
Mystery
Located in the back of the book. It tells the page number that certain words can be found on.
Index.
A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically.
Encyclopedia
A "sound word." It imitates a thing or action by the sound it makes.
Onomatopoeia
The events in a story.
Plot
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology. (Robots, time machines, etc.)
Science Fiction
A list of important words from the book with their meanings.
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Glossary