FSA Reading Vocab 6th Grade

the parts of literary work that represent conversation

an exaggerated statement used to heighten effect or used to emphasize a point

main source of drama in a literary work

to examine or judge carefully

a personal point of view or belief

A repetition of beginning sounds in 2 or more consecutive or neighboring words

words with similar meanings

words with opposite meanings

comparison based upon the resemblance in some ways between things that are otherwise unlike

description of one thing in terms usually used for something else

author's message about the topic

information from the text that helps define a word or group of words

events in a story that are told by a single character from their point of view

figure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human characteristics

one of two or more words pronounced alike, but different in spelling or meaning

word to which prefixes and suffixes can be added to form different words

use of words that mimic sounds; help bring descriptions to life

narrative with animals that have human characteristics intended to convey a moral

any story that is the product of imagination rather than fact

repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

an affix put before a word to alter its meaning

the use of words to express the opposite of their literal meaning

a device in literature where an object represents an idea

fiction represented in a setting true to the history of the time in which the story takes place

method used by the author to give readers information about a character

figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things without the use of like or as

story originating in oral tradition

the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological sequence of a narrative

type of writing that tells a story

the character who tells the story

form of a noun or pronoun that indicates "belonging to" for singular nouns

present ideas &create an emotional experience-using meter, imagery, and rhythmic patterns

language that appeals to the 5 senses

piece of information that can be proven

non-fiction text, written primarily to convey factual information

category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content

the story of a person's life written by himself or herself

when the main character overcomes obstacles or challenges in a story

relationship in which 1 condition brings about another condition as a direct result

moment in a story when the action reaches its greatest conflict

short narratives featuring mythical beings such as fairies, elves, and spirits

word or phrase that has become overly familiar or common place

point of view that presents the the events of a story from the outside of any single characters

the perspective from which the story is told

story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work

conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic

a saying whose meaning can't be understood from the individual words in it

the use of clues to give readers a hint of events that will occur later on

restate text or passage in other words, often to clarify meaning or show understanding

the feeling the author creates for the reader

judgement based on reasoning rather than direct statements; reading "between the lines"

story handed down from earlier times; its truth cannot be verified

group of letters placed after a word to modify its meaning or change it into a different group