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Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions
100
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme
100
Example - The tree danced in the breeze
What is personification
100

This passage has characters and plot. 

What is fiction OR drama. 

100
The parts that a word is broken into Example - cel*lo*phane
What are syllables
200
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue
200
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
What is foreshadowing
200
Example - The earth is a green blanket
What is a metaphor
200
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama
200

When looking at a nonfiction passage, what do you need to do before reading? 

What is previewing the text (looking at pictures, graphs, captions, subtitles).

300
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
What is rhyme
300
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
300
Example - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile
300

Paragraphs are organized into different text structures. 

What is informative writing (nonfiction). 

300
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summarizing
400
The use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
What is repetition
400
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
400
Sound words- "pow" "buzz" "swish"
What is onomatopoeia
400

Text that explains, describes, or informs

What is expository/informative. 

400

The two types of conflict a character must adapt to. 

What is internal and external. 

500
The main unit of a poem; varies in length.
What is a line
500
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood
500
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is imagery
500

Name the 6 text structures that a nonfiction text may be organized by. 

What is description, sequence, chronological order, problem and solution, compare and contrast, cause and effect. 

500
Words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help determine an unknown word's meaning
What are context clues