Figure of Speech
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, in which one thing becomes another thing.
Ex: The classroom was a zoo.
Metaphor
Specific information or proof that backs up the reasons in an argument.
Evidence
The voice telling the story.
Narrator
Vantage point from which a writer tells a story.
Point of View
Prose writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places.
Nonfiction
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, resembles, or than.
Ex: She was as cool as a cucumber.
Simile
The words and sentences surrounding a word.
Context Clues
The time and place of a story or play.
Setting
The story is narrated by one character speaking about him or herself or sharing events that he or she is experiencing.
First Person POV
Very brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral, or a practical lesson about how to get along in life
Fable
Use of a word whos sound imitates or suggests its meaning.
Ex: Boom! Crash! Bang!
Onomatopoeia
A method of organizing information by showing similarities and differences among various groups.
Compare and Contrast
Person in a story, poem, or play.
Character
The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
Limited POV
Fictional prose narrative usually consisting of more than fifty thousand words.
Novel
Expression that means something different from the literal meaning of the phrase
Ex: She was a little under the weather today.
Idiom
A text structure that shows how or why one thing leads to another.
Cause and Effect
A story's atmosphere or the feeling it evokes.
Mood
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters
Omniscient Point of View
Exaggerated, far-fetched story that is obviously untrue but is told as though it should be believed.
Tall Tale
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or to create a comic effect.
Ex: It's raining cats and dogs out.
Hyperbole
The category that a work of literature is classified under.
Genre
Series of related events that make up a story or drama.
Plot
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of no characters, but reports on the actions happening in the story.
Objective Point of View
Traditional story that is rooted in a particular culture and usually serves to explain a belief, ritual, or natural phenomenon.
Myth