| A | B |
|---|
| inference | invisible fact |
| foreshadowing | clue about the something in the future |
| protagonist | main character |
| antagonist | person or thing against the main character |
| plot | the problem that connects all the action in the story |
| setting | place, weather, time, and season of the story |
| synonyms | words that mean the same thing |
| antonyms | words that mean the opposite |
| homophones | words like deer and dear that sound the same but have different meanings |
| similes | comparing using LIKE or AS |
| Metaphors | Something IS something else |
| personification | treating something that isn't human with human characteristics |
| alliteration | tongue twister with same sound as the beginning of most words like SALLY SOLD SEASHELLS |
| onomatopoeia | a sound spelled out in words like PURR, CREAK, or BAM |
| hyperbole | exaggeration that is funny |
| idiom | means something totally different than what it says like let the cat out of the bag |
| literal meaning | every word means exactly what it says or how a kindergartener would read it |
| figurative meaning | you have to figure it out based on what is around it in the sentence |
| atlas | book of maps |
| almanac | book of facts about 1 year like 2026 |
| dictionary | gives pronunciations, part of speech, and definitions |
| thesaurus | synonyms for words like in Wordhippo |
| encyclopedia | a lot of facts on one subject great for writing reports |
| glossary | at back of book and gives definitions of words |
| index | gives page numbers for words or topics |
| table of contents | gives the chapters in a book |
| appendix | at the back of the book and gives tables, charts, extra photographs, etc. |
| title page | author, copywriter date, publisher |
| prefix | at the beginning of a word |
| suffix | at the end of the word like less, able, or fun |
| cause and effect | explains why something happened |
| chronological or sequential | puts thing in order by time, date, or first, second, third |
| problem and solution | most fictional stories are this; has to solve the problem by the end |
| compare and contrast | 2 things looking at how they are similar and different |
| descriptive | creates a picture in your mind of what something is like |
| resolution/conclusion | how a story ends |
| biography | story about someone's life |
| autobiography | story about someone's life written by them |
| first person narrative | narrator is in the story using pronouns like I, WE, US |
| third person narrative | narrator isn't in the story but is watching it happen using pronouns like THEM, HIM, HER, THEY |
