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  • a problem or struggle between opposing forces
    conflict
  • define speaker
    the voice talking in a poem or story
  • define symbolism
    when something stands for or represents a bigger idea
  • define logical order
    putting things in a way that makes sense
  • the person who tells the story
    narrator
  • define affix
    a general term for any part (like a prefix or suffix) added to a word to change its meaning
  • why the writer wrote something
    author's purpose
  • what a story or article is mostly about
    topic
  • define audience
    the people the author writes for or speaks to
  • define main idea
    what the text is mostly about
  • define props
    objects used by characters in a play to help tell the story
  • define theme
    the central idea or message of a text
  • define act
    a big section of a play, like a chapter in a book
  • define key idea
    the most important point or message in a text
  • define imagery
    words that help you picture something in your mind
  • a person, being, or animal in a story
    character
  • define fable
    a short story that teaches a lesson
  • define root word
    the basic part of a word that gives it its main meaning
  • what someone thinks or feels; it can't be proven true
    opinion
  • define argument
    a claim or opinion supported by reasons and evidence
  • define line
    a single row of words in a poem
  • word that means something different than their normal meaning
    figurative language
  • instructions in a play that tell actors what to do or where to go
    stage directions
  • the words characters say to each other in a story or play
    dialogue
  • the central idea or message of a text
    theme
  • something that is true and can be proven
    fact
  • define rising action
    the part of the story where things start to get exciting
  • define narrator
    the person or voice telling the story
  • a true story someone writes about their own life
    memoir
  • define prefix
    a letter or groups of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning
  • define article
    a piece of writing that gives information
  • define autobiography
    a true story someone writes about their own life
  • Define suffix
    a letter or group of letters added to the end of the word to change its meaning or how its used
  • who is telling the story, like a character or the narractor
    point of view
  • a statement someone believes to be true
    claim
  • define event
    something important that happens in a story
  • define character
    a person, animal, or thing in a story or play
  • the sequence of events in a story
    plot
  • define resolution
    the end of the story where the problems get solved
  • ways writers use sound, like rhyme or repetition
    sound device
  • define theme
    a big idea or message in a story
  • trusted information, like from a person or book
    reliable sources
  • the big idea or main point of a story or article
    central idea
  • define structure
    the way a text is organized or put together
  • define subheading
    a smaller title under the main title that tells what the text is about
  • a group of lines in a poem like a paragraph
    stanza
  • things that really happened to a person
    real experiences
  • how information is put together in a text
    organizational pattern
  • the person who writes the play
    playwright
  • facts, examples, or details that prove something is true
    evidence
  • a pattern of whyming words at the end of lines in a poem
    rhyme scheme
  • define scenes
    smaller parts inside an act
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