Plot
Any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work
What is a character?
When added to the beginning of a word, this word part changes one word into another
What is a prefix?
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
This text structure uses a lot of detail to create an image for the reader
What is descriptive/narrative?
Also known as a "story," this genre of writing can be either fiction or nonfiction.
What is a narrative?
The beginning of a narrative, where you can find the characters, setting, and inciting incident, is called this
What is Exposition?
When added to the end of a word, this word part changes meaning from one word to another
What is a suffix?
Giving human qualities to non-human objects
What is personification?
This text structure looks at the similarities and differences between two or more topics
What is compare and contrast?
This form of writing gives only the facts about a given topic
What is informational/expository?
The turning point or most exciting point of a story
What is the climax?
The dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
The sound "BOW" is an example of this type of figurative language.
onomatopoeia
Recipes are an example of this text structure
What is sequential?
This genre of writing uses a claim and counterclaim to acknowledge both sides of an issue
What is argumentative writing?
The struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
The way a piece of writing makes the reader (you) feel
What is mood?
An extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
Text written in this structure are often accompanied by or can be easily translated into a timeline
What is chronological?
This genre of writing uses ethos, logos, and pathos to sway a readers opinion
What is persuasive writing?
The catalyst in the story. The event that sets things in motion.
What is the inciting incident?
The emotional, cultural, and imaginative meaning or association surrounding a word
What is connotation?
The repeating of a vowel sound in a sentence is called this
What is assonance?
This text structure demonstrates an outcome, along with the events that led to it
What is cause and effect?
This form of writing gives an unbiased description of what a text is about
What is an objective summary?