4th grade ELA vocabulary

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

comparing two things using like or as

a brief statement or account of the main points of the story

to examine critically

consequence of a cause

a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral

set out in short lines with words put together in rhythm or rhyme or both

point of view that uses pronouns such as I and me

paragraphs in a poem

something that is not human is given human characteristics

a statement that is consistent with reality or can be proven with evidence

a conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence

words that have the same spelling and usually sound alike, but have different meanings

anything that you see, read, or are told that causes you to believe that something is true

added to the root of a word to change its meaning

a situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

an affix occurring at the beginning of a word, base, or phrase

representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.

Where or when a story takes place.

any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work

phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs

a written or spoken statement about something that enables a reader or listener to picture it

a title at the head of a page or section of a book

a judgment or decision reached by reasoning

words that are important in the text such as bold print, italic, and underlined words

an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase

hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word

an exaggerated story with unbelievable events

the reason "why" something happened

an opinion, attitude, or judgment

created by someone who did not experience or participate in the events or conditions

stating a general truth or piece of advice

point of view, or outsider looking in, and uses pronouns like he, she, it, or they

any object that can be read

reason for or intent in writing

drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something

make changes to a short story you wrote

uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

a story's underlying message, or 'big idea

an explanation of a picture or illustration

comparing two things without using like or as

a particular fact or piece of information about something or someone

arrange in a particular order.

to see how things are the same

short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.

to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities

an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

alphabetically appears at the end of a book and identifies page numbers

the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text

how things differ

a word or phrase that is not taken literally,

in order of time

conversation between two or more characters as a feature of a book

how the information within a written text is organized

a list of important words in a book with their meaning

a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral

a display of a list of events in chronological order

your view about something not based on facts

first-hand accounts of a topic

The part of a book which lists the chapters or contents within the book.

a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation

the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work

components of a story or article that are not the main body of text such as graph or chart

when a writer uses very descriptive language to appeal to all of your senses