| A | B |
|---|
| Fiction | Stories about imaginary characters |
| Nonfiction | Facts about real people |
| Poetry | has rhythm, rhyme, stanzas |
| Drama | stories performed by actors, stage directions |
| Conflict | Problem character faces |
| Setting | Time and place |
| Plot | Sequence of events in a story |
| Theme | Message about life the author wants you to earn |
| Metaphor | comparing not unlike things, not using like or as |
| Simile | comparing two unlike things using like or as |
| Personification | giving human qualities to an object |
| Symbol | object that stands for something else |
| Meter | syllables or beats in lines of poetry |
| Repetition | repeating a word, phrase or sentence |
| Periodicals | newspaper, magazine |
| Thesaurus | list of synonyms |
| Inference | guess made on information |
| First person point of view | uses "I" |
| Second person point of view | Uses "You" |
| Third person point of view | uses "she" "he" |
| Testimonial | personal story about your experience |
| Fact | Can be proven |
