MCA Reading Terms

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as

An indivdual fact or point

A group of lines in a poem

A story's time and place

A word part added in front of a word and often changes the meaning

To retell using different words

To look at two things and see how they are similar

Examine and break down in order to bring out essential elements

The part of the story where the problem is fixed

A figure of speech that says something is the same as some unrelated thing

The events that make up a story

Give a brief statement of the main points

The manner in which an author expresses his or her attitude, how the author feels about it.

The person telling the story

To make a well informed guess, to read between the lines

A view or judgment formed about something

To look at two things and see how they are different

The manner in which a story is told and who tells the story

The central idea

Tells you the overall point of a selection

Something that truly exists or happens

A struggle between two opposing forces

The ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of a word

The reason an author decides to write about a specific topic