Fiction
The time and place a story happens is called the
setting
These are not said by the characters but included in the script to tell what the characters are doing and feeling
This non-fiction text feature helps readers find chapters or topics and page numbers and is located at the beginning of the book.
Table of contents
A single row of words in a poem.
Line
A comparison that uses like or as is a
simile
The problem in a story that the characters must solve is called the
conflict
A person who writes a play is known as a
playwright
This text feature is located in the back of a text and explains the definitions of bolded words throughout the text.
Glossary
A group of lines in a poem.
Stanza
An extreme exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally is called
hyperbole
The people or animals in a story are called
characters
The conversations between characters is called
dialogue
A text structure that compares two things is called
Compare and contrast
The speaker in a poem, who may not be the author is known as the
narrator
A comparison that does not use like or as is known as a
metaphor
The lesson or message of a story is called
theme
A drama that tells a story through music and singing is called a
musical
This text structure explains events in the order they happened.
Chronological or sequential order
The repetition of sounds at the ends of words.
Rhyme
The picture or feeling created in a reader's mind is known as
Imagery or visualization
The structured sequence of events in a story, including introduction (exposition), rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution is called the
plot
Plays and scripts are divided into these instead of chapters like in a novel
acts and scenes
This text structure explains a conflict and ways to solve the conflict.
Problem and Solution
The repetition of the same beginning sound in words (example: Peeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)
alliteration
Giving human characteristics to non-human objects is called
personification