Reading and Poetry Terms

Words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and meanings (road/rode)

The feeling of a story; sad, happy, gloomy

A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning

Title, caption, photographs, bold print, italics, bullets, subheads, diagrams

Poem that tells a story

Repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of two or more words in a row

Gives information and facts about real people, places or things

Words that have the same spelling but have different meanings; might be pronounced differently (bow/bow)

The reason why an author wrote the text: inform, explain, persuade, or entertain

A funny poem

The person telling the story

To reach a decision; to form an opinion

Comparison between 2 unlike things that DOES not use like or as

Traditional story to teach a useful lesson

A life story that a person wrote about themselves (written from the first-person's point of view)

A word that is the name of the sound it makes

When a thing or animal does human things

A made-up story based on imagination

a poem with no rhyme or rhythm

Conversation between characters

A word having the opposite meaning

A simile is a comparison between 2 unlike things that DOES NOT use like or as

The important events in the beginning, middle, and end of the story

The life lesson of a story; the message the author wants to share with the reader

Words used that appeal to the 5 senses

Poem that expresses personal and emotional feelings

Words or phrases used to form pictures in your mind

A story that a person wrote about someone else's life