The "spoken" words between characters; or the characters' conversation between one another. Example: "Good morning, students! Let's complete your bellringer first."

Figurative expression for something literal. Example: This class is a piece of cake!

A HINT given of what's to come later/in the future. Example: A character comments on the weather, saying, "Look at the clouds rolling in."

Extreme exaggeration/emphasis. Example: It's a million degrees outside!

The villain or the "bad guy" in a story.

The unfolding of a story that includes: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

TIME and PLACE that a story occurs...the WHERE and WHEN

AUTHOR's or SPEAKER's attitude or voice on a subject.

A family facing the loss of their home due to a wildfire is an example of an ______________ conflict.

The lesson or moral of the story...can be expressed as a general statement about people or life and is always positive.

Point of view the author uses that includes pronouns I, me, we, or us...

Type of conflict between a character and themselves.

An object that stands for something with deeper meaning.

The READER'S feeling from a passage or text.

Comparison using like or as. EXAMPLE: Country as a turnip green!

Using description of the five senses (sight, smell, sound, taste, touch) to paint an IMAGE in the reader's mind. Example: The clouds were edged with pink and gold during the gorgeous sunset.

A word that mimics the sound it makes. Examples: boom, buzz, slam, splash, bam, clang...

Comparison NOT using like or as. Example: Autumn leaves are a thick, gold carpet on the lawn.

Beginning sounds of words are repeated. Example: Leaves Falling. Floating. Fluttering. Drifting drowsily down.

Main character, hero, or "good guy"

Point of view in which the author uses pronouns such as they, he, she, them...