Non-fiction
The main point an author makes in a nonfiction text (or a section of a nonfiction text)
What is central idea?
The events of a story
What is plot?
In a poem, a group of words arranged in a row
What is a line?
The speaker's attitude toward a topic; in nonfiction, this may be the author's attitude
What is the tone?
The time and place where a story takes place
What is setting?
In a poem, the end of one line and the start of the next
What is a line break?
An opinion or idea supported by evidence throughout the body of an essay or paragraph; sometimes called the thesis
What is a claim?
The struggle between two opposing forces in a story. Between 3 characters, or inside 1 character, both external OR internal struggle.
What is conflict?
The narrator of a poem
What is a speaker?
Evidence that supports a claim
What is relevant evidence?
How the conflict is solved in a story; the ending of a story
What is resolution?
In a poem, a group of lines that are set off from other groups by a space
What is a stanza?
The big answer to the prompt at an essay level; comprised of claims.
What is a thesis?
A universal message that can apply to real life or other stories
What is theme?
In a poem, the end of one stanza and the start of the next
What is a stanza break?