Unit 8 Text Feature Terms

Front

compare

Back

shows how two ore more things are alike

Front

contrast

Back

to show how two or more things are different

Front

problem

Back

a situation that needs to be fixed

Front

solution

Back

a situation that is fixed

Front

cause

Back

why something happens

Front

effect

Back

what happens as a result of something else

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main idea

Back

what the passage is mostly about

Front

supporting details

Back

details that support the main idea

Front

simile

Back

when you say something is like something else

Front

metaphor

Back

saying something is something else