PASS Sets 1-4

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

understanding what you have read

the emotion expressed by the author

to read between the line

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

words that by their sound suggest a certain object.

the beginning action, what creates the effect.

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

the short version of the story

the message of the story

an expression that does not mean what the words literally say

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

a category used to classify literary works

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

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

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

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

a combination of two things using the words like or as

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

how things are the same

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

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

an exaggeration for effect

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

the result of the cause, what it is that happened

the use of an object  to represent an idea

words that mean the opposite of each other

To persuade, to inform, to entertain

how they are different

when words are written without a certain set of rules.

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

words that look the same but sound different

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

the general idea of the story

the voice of the author

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

a small pat of the whole

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

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

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

the order of events

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 sound the same but look different