| A | B |
|---|
| autobiography | Story written about the life of the author. |
| central thought | Most important idea in the story |
| context clues | Other words in a sentence to help you understand word meanings. |
| excerpt | Passage |
| genre | Type of literature. |
| hyperbole | Exaggeration |
| literal | Usual meaning of a word. |
| setting | Time and place. |
| text feature | Headings,subheadings,style of type, captions. |
| theme | Overall message of the story. |
| biography | Story written about the life of a real person. |
| conclusion | Story ending. |
| denotation | Dictionary meaning. |
| footnote | A note of explanation placed below the test. |
| heading | Breaks the passage into smaller parts with subtitles under the title. |
| illustration | Picture |
| plot | Problem |
| sidebar | A note of explanation placed on the side of the page. |
| italics | Slanted letters used to set text apart. |
| parenthesis | () used to enclose words. |
