An account or interpretation of a series of events making up a person’s life
What is Biography
100
One or more sounds or letters placed before a root or base word that change the meaning of the word
What is Prefix
100
The lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play.
What is Dialogue
100
The basic part of a word that carries meaning
What is Root
100
A subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally
What is Metaphor
200
In a play, words that are in parenthesis are; (places a book on the table)
What is Stage Directions
200
A comparison of two things that are essentially different, usually using the words like or as
What is Simile
200
Props and costumes develop the significance of images of time and place
What is Setting
200
The life story of a person as told by himself or herself
What is Auto-biography
200
Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices
What is Figurative Language
300
The use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions.
What is Imagery
300
Words an author uses to help the reader experience the sense elements of the story.
What is Sensory Language
300
The perspective from which the events in the story are told
What is Point of View
300
Narrated by someone who is not directly involved in the story and is usually not identified by name and refers to the characters by their name or personal pronouns (e.g., he, she, they)
What is Third Person
300
The opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story
What is Conflict
400
The basic sequence of events in a story
What is Plot
400
The pattern of rhyming lines (e.g., ABAB, ABBA)
What is Rhyme Scheme
400
The use of words that sound like what they mean (e.g., buzz and purr)
What is Onomatopoeia
400
A body of traditional or sacred stories to explain a belief or a natural happening
What is Myth
400
The central or universal idea of a piece of fiction or the main idea of a nonfiction essay.
What is Theme
500
A logical guess made by connecting bits of information
What is Inference
500
Restate the meaning of something in different words
What is Paraphrase
500
A form of inference in which the reader gathers information, considers the general thoughts or ideas that emerge from the information, and comes to a decision.
What is Drawing Conclusions
500
Specific details or facts found in the text that support what is inferred
What is Text Evidence
500
To reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea.