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a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it’s used
What is a suffix?
a general term for any part (like a prefix or suffix) added to a word to change its meaning
What is an affix?
the basic part of a word that gives
it its main meaning
What is a root word?
a letter or group of letters added to the
beginning of a word to change its meaning
What is a prefix?
What is an event?
something important that happens
in a story
a person, being, or animal in a story
What is a character?
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
a problem or struggle between
opposing forces
What is conflict?
the central idea
or message of a text
What is theme?
What is a fable?
a short story that teaches a lesson
the part of the story where things
start to get exciting
What is rising action?
the end of the story where the
problems get solved
What is resolution?
words that mean something different than
their normal meaning
What is figurative language?
a group of lines in a poem,
like a paragraph
What is a stanza?
What is a rhyme scheme?
a pattern of rhyming words at the
end of lines in a poem
the voice talking in a
poem or story
What is a speaker?
the central idea or message
of a text
What is theme?
a single row of words
in a poem
What is a line?
words that help you picture
something in your mind
What is imagery?
What are stage directions?
instructions in a play that tell actors
what to do or where to go
the words characters say to each
other in a story or play
What is dialogue?t
the person who tells the story
What is a narrator?
the person who writes a play
Who is the playwright?
a big section of a play, like a
chapter in a book
What is an act in a play?
What are scenes in a play?
smaller parts inside an act