Basic Vocabulary
To take a position or stand on an opinion
A Claim or Argument
When you compare two things using like or as
Simile
The moral or lesson of a story
Theme
Genre consisting of stories that could have actually occurred to people or animals in a believable setting. These stories resemble real life.
Realistic Fiction
A small part, fraction or piece of information
A Detail
An educated guess based on the evidence given to you
Inference
When you compare two unlike things without like or as
Metaphor
When and where a story takes place
Setting
Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
Non Fiction or Informational
To give information
Inform
The way you describe a character in a story
Character Traits or Characteristics
When you give objects human like qualities
Personification
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution
The Five Plot Elements
A genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.
Science Fiction
To show or make clear
Illustrate or Reveal
The speaker of a story
The narrator
When a person, place or thing represents something else
Symbols or Symbolism
The perspective in which a story is told
Point of View
A genre of fiction usually involving a mysterious death or a crime to be solved. Often with a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime.
Mystery
To prove or to hold up
Support
Why an author writes (reason or intent)
Author's Purpose
When the writer creates an extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
The atmosphere or feeling of a story
Mood
A folklore genre consisting of narratives or stories that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. The main characters in this genre are usually gods, demigods or supernatural humans.
Myth, Mythology or Legend
A basis or cause for something
Reason