| A | B |
|---|
| similie | Comparing two things using like or as |
| metaphor | Comparing two things without using like or as |
| cause | What makes something happen |
| effect | What happens as a result of the cause |
| synonym | A word that means the same |
| antonym | A word that means the opposite |
| hyperbole | A form of speech that could be described as very exaggerated |
| personification | When a writer gives an object or animal human qualities |
| infer | Using clues and information given to you to answer a question |
| summarize | A short description about a book or story |
| setting | The time and place a story takes place |
| theme | An idea or lesson learned in a story |
| mood | EMotional tone or general attitude of a book or story |
| main idea | A sentence stating what a paragraph or story is about |
| fact | Information that can be proved |
| opinion | A belief-It tells what someone thinks--it cannot be proved |
| predict | A "smart" guess of what may happen next in a story |
| sequencing | The order in which things happen |
| plot | The main events of a story |
| compare | ways that things are alike and different |
| character traits | attributes or words to describe a character in the story |
| draw a conclusion | What can you tell based on the information given |
| non-fiction | Factual information of many different topics--"Real" |
| fiction | Created from the imagination--"Not Real" |
| poetry | Consists of verses that often use rhyme and rhythm |
| drama | A play or story told in dialogue |
| prefix | A word or part of a word that is placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning |
| suffix | A word or part of a word that is placed at the end of a word to change its meaning |
| 1st person point of view | An author tells a story using I and We |
| 2nd Person Point of View | An author tells a story using You |
| 3rd Person Point of View | An author tells the story using he, she, and they |
| idiom | A word that says one thing, but means something totally different |
