Mrs. Harris
FREEBIE POINTS
WOO!
when you give a non-living thing a human quality
personification
FREEBIEEEEEE POINTS!!
WOOO!
a figure of speech in which all the words start with the same sound
allieration
words that sound like a sound
onomatopeoia
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as
simile
A short synopsis of what the story is about.
Summary
Important details that support the main idea
supporting details
the way a conflict or problem is solved in a story
resolution
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using like or as
metaphor
A conclusion made by using the clues in the text combined with background knowledge
Inference/Context clues
A genre that has spaceships, aliens or time travel.
science fiction
text that is true and based on real information and facts
nonfiction
stories that have made up characters, settings, and plots.
Fiction
describe the qualities of a character
character traits
The problem or challenge in the story that must be overcome
Conflict
Genre that has princesses, queens, castles and magic.
fantasy
The words in a story that the character says
Dialogue
A genre of writing that tells a story or expresses feelings using rhyme or free verse in the stanza form.
poetry
an exaggeration
hyperbole
Using clues or hints in the text to help understand an unknown word or meaning of text
context clues
A story told about someone's life that someone other than themself wrote.
Biography
The perspective from which a story is written.
Point of view
Why an author is writing a story or book.
author's purpose
The most important piece of information that the author wants the reader to understand
main idea