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Poetry/Figurative Language

Creative writing using rhythm and style.

a word that means the opposite of another word

comparing two things that are usually thought to be different from each other, but have something in common

the strict or exact meaning of words

a group of letters at the beginning of a word that changes the word's meaning

a group of letters at the end of a word that changes the word's meaning

a word that has the same meaning as another word

the reason why something happens

the reason why something is done

to find things that are different about two subjects

something that is true and can be proven

a statement that cannot be proven true because it tells how a person feels about something

using clues (prior knowledge and text evidence) to figure out what the author is NOT saying

The message, lesson, or moral the author wants you to learn from the story.

What the overall idea of a paragraph or a text is about.

To restate the main points of a text.

a person in a story, novel, or play

an ancient tale of gods, supernatural beings, and heroes that may explain something in nature

a tale that has animal characters that act like humans and contains a moral

a story that features larger than life characters who solve problems

a made-up story that could not take place in real life

first person narrator

uses words like "I" and "we" to tell the story

third person narrator

tells a story using words such as "he", "she", and "they"

a story with magical characters and events

a story passed down through time that may be partly based on something that actually happened or someone who actually lived

a tale passed down from one generation to another with no known author

a made-up story that could take place in real life

the way the character, setting, and plot are organized

where and when the story takes place

the solution to the problem in the story

the story of a person's life written by someone else

the story of a person's life written by that person

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Simile

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A comparison using the words "like" or "as"

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Diagram

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A drawing that shows how something works or a picture labeled

3.

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Root Words

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"Stand alone" words that carry meaning all by themselves

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Plot

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The problem, events, and the resolution

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Compare

Back

To find things that are the same about two subjects

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Scene

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A part in a play where the action takes place in a single setting and without a break in time

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Vocabulary

Back

Words and their meanings.

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