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the person in the story
character
add to, push further
contribute
an incident that happens in a story
event
a guess made by using background knowledge and text evidence
inference
the driving force or reason a character does something
motivation
the problem or challenge in a story
conflict
show and grow throughout a text
develop
told by a narrator in the action
first-person
comparison of two things stating one is the other
metaphor
the person telling the story
narrator
a character's thoughts and feelings
perspective
all of the action and character development
plot
how and when the conflict is solved
resolution
react, watching how characters do this to a challenge often reveals the theme
respond
to slowly show or make known
reveal
time and place of a story
setting
compares two unlike things using like or as
simile
the paragraph of a poem, a group of lines
stanza
the message or lesson the author wants you to learn, stated or implied
theme
a detail about a character, revealed by actions and dialogue
trait
a statement an author gives as a fact, his stance on a subject
claim
a series of reasons that support a claim or idea
argument
something that can be proven
fact
a belief or thought, cannot be proven
opinion
evidence used to back up an author's claim
support