words or phrases that give meaning to unknown words

an abc listing of terms and definitons in the back

a writers account of someone else's life

comparison of two things as if one were the other

a writers story of his or her own life

the people/animals in the story

previous knowledge combined with clues from text

the story is an imaginary place and involves super powers

what a piece of writing is mostly about

language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning

writing that is made up but could be real

the dictionary definition of a word

the part of a book that tells you chapters and contents

the moral or lesson learned in a story

going back to something that happened previously

uses colorful, rhythmic lanugage and often rhymes

a made up story that is based on a real time place

person or force that works against the hero

words or phrases that appeal to your 5 senses

words that sound like their meaning

gives the main idea and important details

repetition of consonant sounds, a tongue twister

anything that is true and involves facts

a feeling excitement or curiousity

comparing two things using like or as

based on imaginary scientic elements

First Person Point of View

narrator is the character, uses I

techniques a writer uses to create a character

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Context Clues
clues a detectives uses to solve a crime
words or phrases that give meaning to unknown words
the main idea of a passage
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Glossary
the captions under photos
an abc listing of terms and definitons in the back
a list of chapters in the book
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Biography
a story of his or her own life
a genre
a style of writing
a writers account of someone else's life
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Metaphor
extreme exaggeration
comparison of two things as if one were the other
an allusion
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Genre
a classifcation of literature
a style of writing
a book of poems
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Autobiography
someone else writng a story about another life
a genre
a writers story of his or her own life
a fiction book
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Character
the main character
time and place
the people/animals in the story
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Inference
clues surrounding a new word
a heating device
words in a story
previous knowledge combined with clues from text
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Connotation
clues about the word
a type of bread
the feeling a word gives you
the definiton of a word
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Fantasy
the story is an imaginary place and involves super powers
a made up story that could be real
a story passed down
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Main Idea
a describing word
words that mean the same
what a piece of writing is mostly about
a type of literature
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Figurative Language
language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning
words used in non fiction
fiction
a simile
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Realistic Fiction
writing that is made up but could be real
an autobiography
writing about something that actually happened
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Denotation
clues about a word
the dictionary definition of a word
the feeling a word gives you
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Table of Contents
the back of a book using page numbers
the theme of a book
the part of a book that tells you chapters and contents
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Antonyms
words that mean the opposite
words that mean the same
adjectives
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Foreshadowing
a flashback
to predict what will happen
words that appeal to your senses
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Theme
the moral or lesson learned in a story
an idea of a story
the people in the story
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Flashback
using like or as
a prediction
going back to something that happened previously
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Climax
the characters in a story
the turning point of the story
the setting of the story
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Poetry
a list of poems
uses colorful, rhythmic lanugage and often rhymes
anything tha is true-facts
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Synonyms
words that mean the opposite
a type of spice
words that mean the same
adjectives
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Historical Fiction
a story that is passed down from your mother
a made up story that is based on a real time place
a non fiction article
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Antagonist
one of the people in the story
the high point in story
the good guy in the story
person or force that works against the hero
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Imagery
something that makes the character likeable
words or phrases that appeal to your 5 senses
nouns
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Free Verse
poetry that has no rule
a 5 line poem that is funny
fun poetry to write!
a three lined poem about nature
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Onomatopoeia
words that appeal to your senses
words that sound like their meaning
a simile
a metaphor
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Summary
gives the main idea and important details
what the passage is mostly about
a genre
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Alliteration
using like or as
not using like or as
giving non human objects human qualities
repetition of consonant sounds, a tongue twister
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Haiku
a 3 lined poem about nature
like lyrics in a song
a funny poem
4 lined poem about nature
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Conflict
a problem in the story
the theme
a character in the story
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Hyperbole
not using like or as
giving a non human thing a human quality
an analogy
extreme exaggeration
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Non-Fiction
a strory that is NOT true
a poem
a style of writing
anything that is true and involves facts
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Suspense
a feeling excitement or curiousity
a genre
a dramatic play
a mystery story
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Fiction
a type of poetry
stories that are NOT true
a theme
stories that ARE true
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Protagonist
the main good guy in the story
the bad guy
the setting
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Simile
not comparing anything at all
the moral of a story
comparing two things using like or as
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Science Fiction
a humorous story
based on imaginary scientic elements
shorter than a novel and with animals
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First Person Point
of View
uses YOU
narrator is the character, uses I
narrarator outside the story
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Characterization
talking about a character
a moral of the story
techniques a writer uses to create a character
the theme

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