Duplicate of FSA Vocabulary Review!

the arrangement of words and lines

provide specific information from the text to support your analysis 

at the end of an argument, a concluding statement should be concise, firm

the lesson or message in a text

a rhyming pair of lines (end rhyme) 

when a writer hints at future events in a story 

a struggle with an outside force

a statement that has seemingly contradictory ideas 

the people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a story 

giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea 

a type of poem that has 14 lines, a specific rhyme scheme, and a set of rhythmic patterns

facts, statistics, an anecdotes that provide more information about the central idea 

words or phrases surrounding unknown words that provide clues about the word’s meaning 

boxes that appear alongside an article to provide additional information

the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

the author’s attitude toward a topic 

a response to a differing opinion; what the other person thinks 

a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem, like a paragraph 

the beginning of a story where the author introduces the setting and the characters

something that happens because of something else 

statements that are true 

a poem that is written as a tribute to someone or something

a type of writing that tells us about real people and events 

a traditional story that is passed down by mouth through generations 

the visual representation of a person or a thing  

the repetition of sounds

A way of using words to express ideas that are not literally true

the list of characters who will appear in a play, usually fund at the beginning of a script

dark, heavy print

a major division in a play; like a chapter

the way that we speak rather than the way that we would write something formally 

an element that helps organize or call attention to important information

a short work of nonfiction that deals with a single subject 

charts, graphs, or photographs 

a comparison between two things using “like” or “as”

using complex sentences and vocabulary; writing for a formal audience 

when rhyming words come at the end of lines

what a text is mainly about

What is the best subject??

the time and place in which a story takes place

a statement that can be proven to be true 

to briefly tell the main events of a text in your own words 

a story told in pictures accompanied by words; sometimes called a comic 

proof that supports why you believe something to be true; support for your claim 

restating information in your own words 

the voice that tells the story 

 something that makes something else happen 

the arrangement of events by their order of occurrence 

the people that a written work or piece of art are intended for 

a story that one writes about him or herself 

the end; what happens after the conflict is resolved

a fictional, book-length  story 

a struggle with one’s own thoughts

groups of words that look like sentences, but are not 

a conclusion that you make based upon what you read 

a poem that does not follow any rules for rhythm or rhyme or arrangement of words and lines

conversation between two characters

a pattern of organization where objects ideas or information grouped based on characteristics 

a poem that expresses thoughts and feelings of a speaker with song-like rhythm

the turning point in the plot of a story

word choice

everything that happens in a story after the turning point (climax) to the resolution

organizing objects or ideas into categories based on their similarities 

why you believe something to be true;  

a collection of memories that someone writes about 

an assertion of the truth as one believes it; your claim is what you believe to be true 

not including your own opinions or judgments 

fixed rules for the number of lines, and the pattern of the end rhyme

a statement of someone’s beliefs of feelings 

facts, statistics, quotations, or anecdotes that support an argument 

a type of writing that tells us about made up people and events 

the way that you create characters; their traits 

the growing feeling of tension and excitement as the characters struggle with the conflict 

the main events of a story that happen in a certain order

words and phrases that link one thing to another to promote a flow of ideas 

an object or color that represents an idea 

the process of identifying errors in grammar, syntax, punctuation, spelling, etc. 

a comparison between two things without using the words “like” or “as”

like a lesson 

a play created for the theater

the struggle or the problem

the turning point of the story; where the conflict begins to be resolved

the name that is attached to a piece of writing

to describe how two or more things are alike 

why a writer writes; to express thoughts or feelings, to explain or inform, or to persuade 

the form of language spoken in a particular piece or by a particular culture 

the way writing is dressed up (or down) to fit the specific context, purpose, or audience 

using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the actual meaning 

notes at the bottom of a page

the qualities shown by a character 

the voice that “talks” to the reader

a story that tries to answer basic questions about human nature or the natural world