Author's Purpose
This is the author's purpose when they want to make you laugh or enjoy a story.
entertain
If a story uses "I" or "we" to tell what happens, what point of view is it?
first person point of view
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as"
a simile
When you copy words exactly from the text, you must use these marks.
quotation marks
This story element tells us where and when the story takes place.
setting
When an author writes to give facts or teach you something, their purpose is this...
to inform
What point of view uses "he", "she", and "they"?
third person point of view
This figurative language says something is something else, not just like it.....
a metaphor
A statement that can be proven true is called this type of evidence
fact
Protagonist
This purpose is used when an author tries to get you to believe or do something....
What is the point of view called when the narrator speaks directly to the reading usiing "you"?
Second person point of view
This type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things.
personification
This word means to use clues from the text and your own knowledge to figure something out.
Infer (or make an inference)
The problem or struggle in a story is called the what?
conflict
A speech telling you to vote for someone is written for this purpose.
to persuade
What is the difference between fact and opinion in an author's point of view?
A fact can be proven true, while an opinion is what someone believes or feels
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is a type of this figurative language where two or more neighboring words repeat the same initial consonant sound
alliteration
Facts, statistics, and examples are all types of this
evidence
The character who opposes the main character is called what?
antagonist
A fable with a moral al the end might have these two purposes.
to entertain and to inform
If an author only presents one side of an argument, what is this called?
bias
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." is an example of what kind of figurative language?
hyperbole
This is a brief statement of the text in your own words
paraphrase
A story set in the future or on another planet is an example of this genre
Science Fiction