| A | B |
| nonfiction | writing based on fact |
| foreshadowing | the use of clues that suggest what will happen in the future in a story |
| autobiography | a story of a person’s life written by that person |
| metaphor | a comparison that does not include the words like or as |
| theme | the central message about life an author conveys |
| simile | a comparison that includes like or as |
| biography | a story of someone’s life written by someone else |
| genre | a category of literary writing characterized by a particular style, form, or contrast |
| setting | where and when a story takes place |
| plot | the events that occur in a story |
| flashback | a story interruption that a story interruption that takes the reader back to an earlier time |