PASS Sets 1-4

a small pat of the whole

the short version of the story

when the author gives you hints of thing to come in the story

the interruption of the stories sequence, to show events that happened earlier

the message of the story

when the story is told about others using "he" or "she",as if seeing the story from the outside

a figure of speech in which an animal or object acts like a person.

a fiction story that has made up characters but has real events from history

words that have the same or close to the same meanings

words that mean the opposite of each other

to read between the line

words that sound the same but look different

an exaggeration for effect

what the focus of the story is about, what they are trying to tell you

how things are the same

a fiction story that has elements in it that could not happen in the real world

When two or more words in a poem begin with the same letter or sound.

a combination of two things using the words like or as

whenever you figure out something that is not directly told to you at the end ofthe story

Stories that are made up, but could happen in real life

a figure of speech when a word or phrase is used in place of another to show a comparision

the beginning action, what creates the effect.

the result of the cause, what it is that happened

how they are different

to restate the text or passage in another form, without changing any details

using knowledge you already have to help you understand the story.

understanding what you have read

the use of words to create vivid pictures in the readers mind

a comparison of two things that usually have nothing in common.

the voice of the author

words that are connected from a root word (happy, happier, happiest)

the general idea of the story

when the story is told using I, me, we, as if you are telling the story about yourself.

an expression that does not mean what the words literally say

the use of an object  to represent an idea

whenever you figure out something that is not specifically told at the end of a story

the order of events

words that look the same but sound different

a category used to classify literary works

words that by their sound suggest a certain object.

when words are written without a certain set of rules.

to use information from the story to guess what will happen next

To persuade, to inform, to entertain

the emotion expressed by the author