Reading Literature

The method of narration used in a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of nonfiction

• point of view

• dialogue

• figurative language

The text of a play, film, or broadcast

• structure

• dialogue

• script

A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader

• myth

• analogy

• theme

A point-by-point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect

• analogy

• theme

• allusion

A form of literature meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience

• drama

• historical nonfiction

• myth

A set of instruments used to create a poem such as alliteration, assonance, figurative language, imagery, rhyme, rhythm, stanza, tone

• elements of poetry

• elements of a story

• inference

Language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words

• literary elements

• elements of a story

• figurative language

A set of instruments used to create a story such as plot, theme, and tone

• elements of poetry

• literary elements

• figurative language

The way in which a written text is put together, i.e., words, lines, stanzas, sentences, paragraphs, events

• structure

• textual evidence

• summary

A specific piece of information that is offered to support a claim; can take the form of a fact, a quotation, an example, a statistic, or a personal experience, among other things

• religious works

• literary elements

• textual evidence