A figure of speech used as a comparison of two unrelated objects, concepts, or ideas without using the words life or as.
Metaphor
the series of related events in the story
Plot
The use of descriptive words in such a way as to give human characteristics to a nonhuman thing such as an object, idea, or animal. Helps convey a particular feeling or attitude toward the item and allows the reader to f
Personification
They were barking up the wrong tree.
Idiom
A specific use of language that appeals to the readers' senses. It may be used to describe people or objects and is influenced by the use of the five senses. Forming mental pictures by the reader and to form these pictur
Imagery
The physical location and/or time of the narrative or events of the narrative. Setting can be developed directly through description or can be inferred through context clues, word choice, and dialogue of characters.
Setting
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Plot
The chain of events that make up a story.
the feeling the reader gets while reading the story.
Mood
A personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
opinion
Life is a highway.
Metaphor
Climax
Turning point of the story or the most exciting and intense part for the protagonist.
Point of View
The standpoint from which a story is told.
onomatopoiea
Match the example with the term that describes it. "They hissed and groaned and hooted as they clamored,"Strike him out!"
to describe the personality traits of someone
Characterize
This is the turning point of the story. Usually the main character comes face to face with the central conflict and FIGURES OUT how to solve it. Usually, the main character will have a change of heart, gain some skill or
Climax
A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.
Rising Action
The main point or lesson in the story
Theme
A comparison using like or as.
Simile
Goes beyond what the author says to make an educated guess
Inference
2nd person
What point of view is this? "You approach the door slowly. You don't know what is lurking behind it, but you want to be prepared."
A word that means the opposite of another word
Antonym
Setting
The time and place of a story.
My friend got so angry I thought he was going to turn green and get totally huge.
Allusion
persuade
What is the purpose of this passage?
cause and effect
What text structure is this passage?
When you give specific and detailed information about something you have read or experienced
describe
A culturally understood expression that isn't meant to be taken literally
Idiom
The primary message or lesson taught by a story
Theme
A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.
Exposition
A sentence that tells what the main point is that the author is saying about the topic
Main idea
Put into your own words
Paraphrase
The use of words, phrases, or other language structures that change the literal meaning of the words used. Uses the literal or ordinary words and constructs them in an imaginary way to add beauty, strength, or a differen
Figurative language
The life lesson being taught by the story
Theme
a "clue" that indicates future events
foreshadowing
Words that represent the sounds something makes
Onomatopoeia
An author uses words beginning with the same sound
Alliteration
Giving an object or animal human feelings, thoughts, attitudes or actions.
Personification
When you know something and can remember it when you see it
recognize
As the conflict reaches a turning point (its most intense point) the two opposing forces in the story meet.
Climax
Main character in a story
protagonist
When you pick out important details and can name/list them
identify
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Mood
The author takes the point of view of a character providing personal thoughts or feelings and shares what other characters do and say. This is the "I" narrator.
First person point of view
Comparing 2 things using the words "like" or "as" in the comparison
Simile
Antagonist
The character or force in conflict with the protagonist.
A character or force in conflict with the main character
antagonist
the message or meaning in a story, poem, or play.
Theme
Author follows one character around and knows all things about this character.
Third person limited point of view
the writer's attitude towards the audience, subject or character.
Tone
the central character or hero in the story, novel, or play.
Protagonist
a guess about what the author doesn't tell us directly
An inference is
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
Climax
The general attitude an author takes towards his/her topic or subject.
Tone
A word that describes a noun
adjective
idiom
Match the example with the term that describes it.
Break in the plot to describe and event that happened at an earlier time.
Flashback
recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of verse, e.g., farm/harm;
Rhyme
When you understand and explain the meaning of, or conclusions from, the details of something
interpret
A person in a story
character
Krispy Kreme doughnuts are my Achilles heel.
Allusion
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Personification
A word prior to an affix being added
Base or root word
A story that is not true or is made up
fiction
work to move the plot forward
cause & effect
Conflicts are introduced, tensions rise, and things begin to get complicated.
Rising Action
when the events of the story begin to wind down
falling action
the person telling the story.
Narrator
table of contents
Toby wants to know how many major units are in his social studies book. He should look where?
The use of language in which the consonant sounds are repeated, generally at the beginning of a word or within words.
Alliteration
The point of view using he, she, they, him, her
Third Person
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point for main character
Climax
Describe a person based upon their actions and what type of person they are
Character Traits
When you study the patterns of similarity in two or more things; how they are alike
compare
series of events that take the characters from conflict to resolution
plot
Comes after the falling action and it brings the story to a satisfactory end.
Resolution (an element of plot)
struggle or problem faced by the main character
conflict
Retelling the story with the main points
Summary
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
Personification
Author can follow all characters around and all times and knows thoughts and feelings of all characters.
Third person omniscient point of view
The story comes to a reasonable ending. This part of the plot is typically the last few sentences in the story (i.e. And they all lived happily ever after...)
Resolution
A figure of speech that is a comparison of two unrelated objects, concepts, or ideas through the use of the words like or as.
Simile
A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.
Foreshadowing
The most intense moment. The protagonist now must confront a conflict and will change as a result.
Climax
This part of the story that introduces and begins to develop the central conflict. Suspense builds and other conflicts arise as the characters attempt to solve the central conflict.
Rising Action
the most important idea about a topic that a writer or speaker conveys
Central/Main Idea
Central idea of a work of literature
Theme
Struggles outside of the self.
External Conflict
The plot revolves around this character and they carry out most of the action in the story. It is also up to the main character to solve the central conflict, often with the assistance of the minor characters.
Main Character
The position from which the story is told
Point of view
Must happen first; it makes something else happen
Cause
A word part added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Suffix
1st person
What point of view is this?
The delicious bread danced in my stomach.
Personification
the opponent or rival of the hero in the story.
Antagonist
Explain how things are alike
Compare
Protagonist
The main character in a story
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
Irony
That point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity, suspense, or interest; usually the point at which the conflict is resolved
climax
A person in a story
Character
Comparing two unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as."
Metaphor
first part of the plot where characters and setting are established
exposition
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
Falling Action
chronological order
What text structure is this passage?
End of the story where loose ends are tied up and the conflict is solved
Resolution
Comparing 2 things saying one thing is or becomes something else.
Metaphor
Sequence of events in a story
Plot
the musical quality created by the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
Rhythm
A problem the main character must face
conflict
In time order
Chronological
A word that means the opposite
Antonym
A few words telling what the writing/story is about
Topic
The conclusion of the story and the completion of the action.
Resolution
The problem in a story
Conflict
Descriptions that are used to evoke imagery or make writing more effective and impactful for the reader.
Figurative language
Is the result of the cause
Effect
action which occurs when a series of events build up to the conflict.
rising action
a person in the story.
Character
Helps individuals remember large amounts of information, and they are better able to make applications in their daily lives.
Summarizing
The sequence of events in a story
plot
Curiosity killed the cat.
Idiom
A word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning
Prefix
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
Flashback
Sequence of events in a story
Plot
a logical guess that is made based on facts and one's own knowledge and experience.
Inference
comparing two unlike things NOT using words such as "like" or "as"
Metaphor
An action word
verb
When and Where the story takes place
Setting
the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story. This is made up of a series of incidents that are related to one another.
Plot
The kinds of writing that creates a clear image of something, usually by using details that appeal to one or more of our senses.
description
a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself (I, me, we, us)
first-person point of view
a way of saying something other than the literal meaning of the words
figurative language
3rd person
What point of view is this?
imitates a sound
Onomatopoeia
a figure of speech that use the words LIKE or AS to make comparisons
Simile
A hint or clue that the author provides to the reader to suggest what will happen next or at sometime in the future in the story or narrative.
Foreshadow
The view, belief, or message that is an underlying message of the narrative. It is not directly stated but is left up to the reader to determine it from what has been read.
Theme
the problems in the story.
conflict (an element of plot)
the turning point in the story, the part where the problem is at its worse.
Climax (an element of plot)
the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.
rising action
A series of events occurring after the climax that bring the story to a conclusion.
Falling action
alliteration
Match the example with the term that describes it. "Swifter and swifter a low singing sound!"
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
resolution
Giving human characteristics to something non-human.
Personification
When you figure out a conclusion or answer; make a decision about something
determine
They were like Romeo and Juliet.
Allusion
A text structure that presents a problem and offers solutions to solve the problem.
problem-solution
The struggles faced by the characters.
Conflict
Central idea of a text; the message
Theme
Means the exact opposite of what is says, rather then suggeiting an image or impression
Irony
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Allusion
The major problem, obstacle, or issue that the main character must solve.
Central Conflict
Events leading up to the climax
Rising Action
A reference to someone famous in culture, history or fiction. Example: He parted the crowd like Moses and the Red Sea.
Allusion
When you make something easy for others to understand by giving reasons or causes
explain
ideas that support the topic sentence in a paragraph
Supporting Evidence/Textual Evidence
when a former event is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
flashbacks
the turning point of the story and the moment of highest interest or emotion
climax
Explain the differences between things
Contrast
to refer to or quote
cite
The time and place which the events of a story take place.
setting
the foundation of a novel or story
plot
a pattern of organization that arranges elements of an argument in a "because this happened, this resulted" sequence
cause-effect
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
falling action
The sequential order of events within a narrative.
Plot
The general atmosphere created by the authors words. The feeling the reader gets from reading the words.
Mood
sequence/chronological
What text structure is this?
A word that means the same
Synonym
The time and place of a story
Setting
Giving human qualities to something that isn't human
Personification
the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end
falling action
writing that tells about real people, places, and events
non-fiction
Conflict
The problem or issue in a story. This can be internal or external.
Writing that tells a story
Narrative
A word that means the same as another word
Synonym
A struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
This part of the plot tells what happens to the characters after the central conflict and minor problems are solved. Often times this stage sets the reader up for the ending of the story.
Falling Action
A string of events that builds up from the conflict, which then moves toward the climax.
Rising action
Comparing two things directly without using "like" or "as".
Metaphor
The point of view using I, me, my
First Person
words that have the same beginning sounds together
Alliteration
An exaggeration or use of a statement that enhances the effect of the words, which may or may not be realistic. It is not meant to be taken literally or to confuse the reader, but rather to place emphasis on a particular
Hyperbole
main character
Protagonist
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
Resolution
3rd person
What point of view is this?
Resolution
The conflict is resolved and loose ends of the story are tied up at this time.
simile
Match the example with the term that describes it. "The willow is as sleek as a velvet-nosed calf."
A person, place, thing, or idea
noun
describe a photograph
The purpose of a caption is to
The person telling the story
Narrator
She was wearing a blue silk dress and ballet slippers.
Which of these is NOT an opinion?
the way that the main character solves the story's conflict
resolution
the time and place of a story or play.
Setting
metaphor
Match the example with the term that describes it. "The road was a beam of moonlight…"
Events begin falling into place moving toward the end of the story.
Falling Action
The structure of a story
Plot
Comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as"
Simile
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Tone
an exaggeration
Hyperbole
A group of words with a special, more figurative meaning instead of the literal meaning.
Idiom
arranged in order of time
chronological/sequence
She was beautiful, tall, and elegant.
Which of these is NOT a fact?
the part where the author describes how the problem is solved.
Falling Action (an element of plot)
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