Vocab 1
speaker or the person who is telling the story
narrator
the sequence of events in a story
plot
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
simile
a brief statement of the main events in a text
summary
a story written to be performed by actors in a play
drama
a comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
metaphor
the turning point of the story
climax
the problem of a story
conflict
1st person point of view
the solution to a problem in the text or final outcome of a story
resolution
when and where the story takes place
setting
the central idea or message of a story
theme
what a piece of writing is mainly about
a conversation between 2 people in a text
dialogue
clues in text that help the reader determine the meaning of a word
context clues
text that informs and is non-fiction
the perspective from which a story is told
point of view
instructions for actors in a drama
stage directions
a word part that can be added to the beginning of a word to make a new word
prefix
a person who wrote a play/drama
playwright
clues that indicate something will happen later on in the story or future
foreshadowing
the reason a text is written
author's purpose
giving human-like qualities to non-living objects
personification
when a story goes back in time
flashback
components of an informational article that are not the main body, but still give you useful information
text or graphic features