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100

The time and place in the past where a story happens

Setting

100

A single row of words in a poem

Line
100

A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph

Stanza

100

A part of a play, movie, or story that happens in one place and at one time

Scene

100
The feeling or atmosphere a text create for the reader

Mood

200
A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a words to change its meaning. 

Prefix

200

A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it's used

Suffix

200

The basic part of a word that gives it its main meaning

Root Word

200

The words the characters say to each other

Dialogue
200

A claim or opinion supported by reasons and evidence 

Argument

300
The way a text is organized or put together 

Structure

300

A story told in the order events happen, from beginning to end

Linear Plot

300
Facts or proof based on science

Scientific Evidence

300

The most important point or message in a text

Key Idea

300

A general term for any part ( like a prefix or suffix) added to a word to change its meaning

Affix

400

Words that describe how something looks, sounds, smells, feels

Sensory Language
400

A comparison that shows how two things are similar

Analogy 

400

When a story or problem ends without a clear solution

Unresolved 
400

When something stands for or represents a bigger idea

Symbolism

400

Putting things in a way that makes sense

Logical Order

500

A story told out of order, using flashbacks, or jumps in time

Non-Linear Plot

500

When something happens that is the opposite of what you expect

Irony

500

A feeling or emotion shown in writing

Sentiment

500

A type of writing that uses humor to criticize or point out problems in society

Satire

500
A speech where a character talks to themselves to share their thoughts with the audience 

Soliloquy

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