The narrator is a character in the story who reveals personal thoughts and feelings, and cannot reveals the thoughts and feelings of other characters.
First Person POV
100
A text where the author is trying to convince the reader of something.
Persuasive Text
100
An affix added to the beginning of a root word to change the meaning.
Prefix
100
The ending of a story, when the conflict is resolved.
Resolution
200
An exaggeration that is usually humorous.
Hyperbole
200
The narrator is NOT a character in the story, but can see into the mind of one of the characters to share their thoughts/feelings.
3rd Person Limited POV
200
A type of writing arranged in stanzas & lines that may or may not rhyme.
Poetry
200
The root word; the part of a word that can stand on its own
Base Word
200
The biggest part of a story, when the character is trying to resolve the problem.
Rising Action
300
Expressions that have “hidden” messages. Do not literally mean what they say.
Idiom
300
The narrator is NOT a character in the story and cannot see into the minds of any of the characters. Can only tell what is
observed without judgment.
3rd Person Objective POV
300
A play written to be performed. Divided into acts and scenes, & told with stage directions and dialogue.
Drama
300
A affix added to the end of a root word to change the meaning.
Suffix
300
The point in a story when the conflict begins to be resolved.
Falling Action
400
A kind of figurative language that compares 2 unlike things by saying something IS something else.
Metaphor
400
The narrator is NOT a character in the story, but can see into the mind of all the characters to share their thoughts/feelings. An all-knowing outsider.
3rd Person Omniscient POV
400
A true and factual story of someone’s life written by someone else.
Biography
400
The main part of a word.
Root
400
The beginning of a story; introduces characters, the setting, and problem.
Exposition
500
A kind of figurative language that compares 2 unlike things using the words like or as
Simile
500
The author is NOT a character in the story. They make it appear as if YOU are the main character.
2nd person POV
500
A true and factual story of someone’s life written by themselves.
Autobiography
500
Letters attached to the beginning or end of a word to change it’s meaning.
Affix
500
The turning point in the story, usually the most exciting part.