Reading Vocabulary 2

The narrator knows all the characters thoughts, feelings, and actions

The written play; the actors' lines

The narrator knows only one of the character's thoughts, feelings, and actions

A figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as

Words or phrases that help the reader form pictures in their minds

Why did the author write the story

All the headings, titles, subtitles, captions, bold print, etc

The directions included in a play letting actors know where to stand, exit, etc; parentheses

Your thoughts or personal beliefs

Things that are true

The type of story

Include illustrations, maps, charts, diagrams, pictures, etc

Words that have more than one meaning

The order a story is told

In poetry, when you repeat a phrase, word, or line to emphasize a thought or feeling

All the features that make up a character; feelings and looks

2 stories read at the same time; answer questions of 1 then the other; then compare & contrast

The problem of the story

Getting into costume or character

To conclude, to predict, to guess, to come up with only using clues given by the author