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A category used to organize texts. 

What is genre? 

100

A single, unbroken sound of a written word. It usually contains a vowel and accompanying consonants. 

What is a syllable?

100

Part of the plot where the conflict is resolved. 

What is the resolution?

100

The moral of the story, author's life lesson that they want the reader to learn.

What is the theme?

200

The speech of characters in a story. 

What is dialogue?

200

A comparison of two unlike things without the use of a comparison word. 

What is a metaphor?

200

A new thought based on reading between the lines.

What is an inference?

200

The way the author makes the reader feel when telling the story.

What is mood?
300

Letters added to the beginning of the word to change its meaning. 

What is a prefix? 

300

A comparison of two unlike things with the use of a comparison word. 

What is a simile? 
300

The author's method and techniques to organize information in a nonfiction text.

What are text structures?

300
Part of the plot where the conflict or crisis reaches its peak.

What is climax?

400

Letters added to the end of the word to change its meaning. 

What is a suffix?

400

Two word that have almost the same or the same meaning.

What is a synonym?

400

An expression peculiar to itself grammatically and can't be understood literally.

What is an idiom?

400

The events of the story, including conflict, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.

What is plot?

500

The form of the word after all its affixes are removed. 

What is the root word? 

500

Two word that are opposite in meaning.

What is an antonym?

500

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various personalities.

What is characterization?

500

A word or group of words which appeal to one or more of the senses. It serves to intensify the impact of the work. 

What is imagery?