| A | B |
| denotation | dictionary definition |
| connotation | feelings asso. w/words |
| plot | 5 elements to a story |
| author's purpose | reason for writing |
| point of view | angle from which story's told |
| bibliography | list of where author got info. |
| fact | something that can be proven |
| opinion | way someone feels about something |
| symbol | object to represent idea |
| theme | underlying idea |
| mood | feeling text arouses |
| tone | feeling created by writer |
| infer | conclusions based on evidence |
| text structure | organization of writing |
| figure of speech | aka figurative language |
| synonym | words that mean the same |
| antonym | words that mean the opposite |
| internal conflict | problem character has with himself |
| external conflict | problem character has with someone else or nature |
| biography | non-fiction about real person |