Figurative Language
Context & Connotation
Comparative Reading
Literary Elements
100

They way in which 2 words or phrases are connected 

Word relationship 

100

A hint in the surrounding text that can help a reader understand the meaning.

Context Clues 

100

To explain how 2 or more things are similar 

Compare

100

Takes place in the story

plot

200

2 Unlike things that are compared 

Metaphor

200

Has the same or similar meaning known as the word or phrase 

Synonym Context Clue 

200

take place 

plot

200

Problem in the story 

Conflict

300

Repetition of sounds 

Alliteration

300

its raining cats and dogs

idiom

300

dark words that stand out 

Bold Words 

300

Person, Figure, object and animal in the story 

Characters

400

A comparison of 2 unlike things often using like or as 

Simile 

400

The main idea of a story

Central Idea

400

Not directly stated but supported by the text 

Implied

400

Time and place in the story 

Setting 

500

Expressions used for descriptive 

Figurative Language

500

A source-based information

Textual Evidence 

500

The main point of the story 

Topic 

500

The work of literature, such as characters, plot, setting and point of view  

Literary Elements