Mastering Reading K-PREP

A comparison of two unlike things to say that they are the same without using like or as

A group of lines within a poem

A traditional story that tells about a culture's heroes, ancestors, or gods and goddesses

A short narrative with a plot and characters

Instructions in a drama that tell actors what to do and how to speak their lines

Turning point in a story, usually the most exciting part

A literary work produced from a writer's imagination

The central message or lesson of a literary text

The ending of the story, when the conflict is resolved

Electronic pages of information

Language that appeals to the five senses

A group of lines within a poem

The reason an author writes a text; persuade, entertain, inform

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

A literary work intended to be performed by actors for an audience

The repeated pattern of sounds used in poetry

An educated guess based on information and evidence in a text and prior experience

A personal belief that cannot be proven true and with which others may disagree

Visual representations of information and ideas

Material by someone who studied an event, but was not present for it

The ordering of information or events in the order that they happen

Repetition of sounds at the ends of lines

A major division of a play or drama

A quality that defines a character in a story

To examine the similarities between two or more things

A short restatement of a text in the reader's own words

The beginning of a story, when the setting and characters are established

The central message of a text

What happens as the result of a cause

A word that has the same meaning as another word

Author's attitude toward a subject

The sequence of events in fiction or drama

A person, animal, or creature in a fictional text

A long narrative, usually divided into chapters

A statement that can be verified or proven

The reason something happens, such as an event or action

A comparison of two unlike things, using the word like or as

Differences between two or more things are examined

Words spoken by characters to each other

An illustration with labels that describes something or shows how it works

Material that is created by an eyewitness or a participant in an event

Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or abstract idea

The bulk of the story, during which the character works to resolve the problem

The events leading to the solving of the problem in a story

Descriptive information that expands upon the main idea in a text

A problem that a character must solve

Where and when a story takes place

The events leading to the resolution or solving of the problem

The perspective of a character or narrator in a fictional text

A short story with a moral or lesson; often has animal characters