Genres
Autobiography
The story of a person's life written by that person.
Rhyme
Two or more words or phrases that end with the same sounds
Act
A division or section of a play; like a chapter.
Summary
To restate the main points of the text.
Synonym
A word that has the same meaning as another word.
Fiction
A story that is made up.
Stanza
A group of lines in poetry arranged like a pargraph.
Playwright
The person who writes the play.
Simile
A comparison using the words like or as.
Conflict
The problem in a story.
Biography
The story of a person's life written by another person.
Rhyme Scheme
A pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
Scene
A part in a play where the action takes place in a single setting and without a break in time.
Graphic Feature
Diagram, table of contents, caption, graph, map, sidebar, etc.
Prefix
A group of letters at the beginning of a word that change the meaning.
Nonfiction
Gives facts and information about a topic.
Rhythm
A pattern of weak and strong sounds throughout a poem, "the beat."
Dialogue
The words that are spoken.
Metaphor
A comparison of two unlike things that says one thing is another.
Antonym
A word that means the opposite of another word.
Myth
An ancient tale of gods and supernatural beings.
Imagery
The use of language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.
Stage Directions
Tells the actors how to move and speak.
Alliteration
The repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more words. Big brown bear.
Suffix
A group of letters at the end of a word that change the meaning.