Text Structure
This text describes the characteristics of something.
What is Descriptive?
The name of a person, place, or thing.
What is a Noun?
Comparison of two things, using the words "like" or "as."
For example, "This room is as hot as an oven."
What is a Simile?
The word's meaning is explained in the sentence and sometimes comes after a comma.
What is a Definition?
The narrator addresses the reader.
They use pronouns, such as you and yours.
What is Second Person?
This text describes a sequence of events, or a list of steps.
What is Chronological Order?
A word used to refer to a noun, usually used to avoid repetition.
What is a Pronoun?
Comparison of two things, saying that one thing IS or WAS another thing.
"This room is an oven."
What is a Metaphor?
An example of the word is given within the sentence or following the sentence.
What is an Example?
The narrator is a character in the story and part of the action.
They use pronouns, such as I and my.
What is First Person?
This text discusses similarities and differences between two or more things.
What is Compare & Contrast?
A word that expresses an action.
What is a Verb?
Giving human characteristics to an object or animal.
For example, "The tree danced in the wind."
What is Personification?
Other words are used in the sentence that have similar meaning.
What is a Synonym?
The story is told by a narrator that is not in the story.
They use pronouns, such as he, she, they, them.
What is Third Person?
This text explains events and the results of these events.
What is Cause & Effect?
A word used to describe a noun or pronoun.
What is an Adjective?
The use of a word to make a sound.
For example, "Pop. Boom! Fizz."
What is Onomatopoeia?
Know the meaning of prefixes, suffixes, and root words to help figure out unknown words.
What are Word Parts?
The narrator is not in the story, and they know the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
They use pronouns, such as he, she, him, and her.
What is Third Person Limited?
The text describes a problem and how it was solved.
What is Problem & Solution?
A word used to describe a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
What is an Adverb?
An exaggeration.
For example, "I am so hungry, I could eat a horse."
What is Hyperbole?
A word's definition is not explained. You need to look for clues before/after the sentence.
What is an Inference?
The narrator is not in the story, but they know the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
They use pronouns, such as he, she, them, they, his, and her.
What is Third Person Omniscient?