Reading Vocab
Simile
Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as is called what....
Point of view
The way the author wants you to experience the story. First, second and third person
Setting
Where the story takes place
Thesaurus
A book of synonyms and sometimes antonyms
Alliteration
Beginning sound of words that are repeated, tongue twisters are called what?
Antonym
Words meaning the opposite; hot/cold, big/small
Metaphor
A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar. (He glared at me with eyes of eye of ice)
Guide words
Either one of the words that are on the top of a page in a dictionary that show that show the first and last word on the page.
Onomatopoeia
A word that suggest a sound is called....
Rhyme
The ending sound of words that are the same
Dictionary
A book containing the definitions, pronunciations, and parts of speech of words in a particular book.
Encyclopedia
A book or set of books giving information on may subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically.
Author's Purpose
The reason the author wrote the story; to inform, entertain, or persuade
Synonym
Words that mean the same or about the same; tiny/small, large/huge
Rhythm
A beat in a story or poem
Homonyms
Words that sound the same but have different meaning; sun/son
Characters
The people in a story
contains the definitions, pronunciations, and parts of speech of words in a particular book.
Index
Found in the back of the book, list subjects and page numbers
Table of contents
List chapters and page numbers in a book; found in the front of the book.