Figurative Language
A comparison that uses "like" or "as"
Ex: "Dave was as hungry as a wolf."
Simile
A literary device that uses figurative language to describe objects, actions, and ideas in a way that appeals to the five senses
Ex: "The sky was burnt orange and the air smelled like firewood as she strolled in the chilly autumn air."
Imagery
What the text is mostly about
Main Idea
Protagonist
Terms for the similarities and differences between two people, places, or things
A direct comparison that sounds literal but isn't
Ex: "Dave is a machine at doing the dishes."
Metaphor
The words that characters speak
Dialogue
A guess you make before or after reading using text and picture clues to help you
Prediction
The order of events in a story
Sequence
Provide more information about the facts and make them clearer to the reader
(Supporting) Details
A reference to a well-known story, place, or event
Ex. "Slow and steady wins the race."
Allusion
Part of a story that happened before the current action, which is brought out through characters' dreams or storytelling.
Flashback
Retelling the story in your own words
Summarizing
Why an author writes a text (to persuade, inform, entertain)
Author's Purpose
What someone thinks, feels, or believes without factual support
Opinion
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
Ex: "The copy machine chattered on and on."
Personification
when words, symbols, themes, or other parts of the story are used more than once
Repetition
Hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words
Context Clues
The point of highest tension or suspense in a story; the turning point.
Climax
The first name of the President that Roosevelt, NY is named after
Theodore (Teddy)
Teddy Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States between 1901-1909
An exaggeration that can't possibly be true, used for dramatic effect
Ex: "I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow."
Hyperbole
When an object or thing stands in the place of something else, such as an idea, another object, a person, or a place.
Symbolism
An idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning; an educated guess.
Inference
The end of the story, when you learn what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved.
Resolution
The country Mr. Termini's father, and most of his family, is from
Italy