Narrative Terms
people or animals who take part in the action of a story
What are characters?
the feeling a writer attempts to create for readers
What is mood?
the way a nonfiction text is organized
What is text structure?
the perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view?
using clues from the text AND your own knowledge to understand something not directly stated
What is making an inference?
What is plot?
the writer's attitude toward the subject-matter and audience of their work
What is tone?
these, including headings, captions, and bulleted lists, help readers find information quickly
What are text features?
narrators of this point of view are characters within the stories and use the pronouns "I" and "we"; authors use this point of view to give readers intimate understanding of one character's thoughts and feelings
What is first-person point of view?
when the writer interrupts events in a story to tell about an event that happened earlier, then continues the story from where they left off
What is a flashback?
a direct comparison of two or more unlike things
What is a metaphor?
writers use this text structure to show how things are similar and different
What is compare and contrast?
this point of view uses "you" and is rarely used in stories
words and phrases around a word that help readers determine its meaning
What are context clues?
a character who changes significantly throughout a story
What is a dynamic character?
when a writer gives human-like qualities to non-human things
What is personification?
writers use this text structure to explain reasons and results
What is cause and effect?
use of a narrator outside of the story who uses pronouns "he" or "she" and who knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
What is third-person limited point of view?
reasons and evidence provided to support a claim
What is an argument?
the use of hints or clues that suggest what will happen later; often recognized by readers in hindsight; may aid in prediction-making
What is foreshadowing?
a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
What is irony?
this is a brief statement of the key ideas within a text; free from opinions and relayed in logical sequence
What is a summary?
use of a narrator who uses pronouns "he" or "she" and who knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters within the story
What is third-person omniscient point of view?
writers use text features, patterns of organization, details, and key ideas in order to communicate this
What is a central idea, message, or controlling idea?