Narrative
This is the time and place a story happens.
Setting
A sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph or essay.
Topic Sentence
"As brave as a lion” is an example of this.
simile
A short description under a picture.
A caption
Drudgery
Dull, uninteresting work
The struggle between opposing forces in a story.
Conflict
This part of speech describes a noun.
Adjective
A comparison that doesn’t use like or as.
Metaphor
This is used to show important words and definitions.
bold and italics (or text features)
perplex
puzzle, confuse
A character who changes throughout the story.
Dynamic character
A run-on sentence is missing this punctuation.
a period (or conjunction)
Giving human traits to something non-human.
personification
This part of a nonfiction book helps you locate topics and page numbers.
Index
Wary
very careful to avoid danger, cautious.
When the author gives hints about what will happen later.
Foreshadowing
The correct way to fix: "there going to the store."
“they’re going to the store”
“Boom,” “crash,” and “buzz” are examples of this.
onomatopoeia
The author’s reason for writing (to inform, persuade, entertain).
Author's Purpose
Remnant
that which remains, left over
This is the overall message or lesson of a story.
Theme
When you use someone else's words without giving credit, it’s called this.
plagiarism
An exaggerated statement, like “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
Hyperbole
This structure compares similarities and differences.
Compare & Contrast
Dishearten
to cause to lose spirit or hope. To discourage