The part of the story that explains the background.

The sequence of events where the suspense builds.

How the characters react to the climax of the story.

The most exciting part of the story.

When the issues experiences by the main character are solved.

The lesson or message of a text.

The character who opposed the main character of a story.

The main character in a narrative.

A storyline that is secondary to the main sequence of events.

a clue meant to be misleading or distracting

the conversation between two or more people in text

Clues that help the reader predict what might happen next.

a scene set at an earlier time than the main plot

letters at the beginning of a word that add meaning to the word

letters at the end of a word that add meaning

the opposite meaning

a word that has a similar meaning

The speaker's point-of-view using pronouns like I, me, we, us.

When an outside narrator tells the story, knowing primarily one character's thoughts and feelings.

A point-of-view where the author is speaking directly to the reader.

A point-of-view where the narrator knows and shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

A poem that tells a thought, feeling, or idea.

a poem that tells a story

a poem intended to make the reader smile or laugh

a poem that tells a long story of an adventure from someone in the distant past

the person who wrote a drama

the person who wrote a poem

the point of view of a poem

the lines of poetry that form the organizational structure of a poem

words grouped in a row in a poem

the pattern of rhyming words found at the ends of lines of poetry

the instructions to the actor found in the text of a drama

rhyme found on the inside of lines of poetry

a story written by the author about his or her own life

a story written about someone else's life

an incorrect or unjustified argument used to support a claim

a comparison

a short story used to give evidence for a claim

numerical evidence used to support a claim

The logical fallacy arguing that everyone is doing it, so you should too.

Additional information referenced at the bottom of the page.

a direct quote

information given near a text feature like an illustration or diagram

a specific event told in sequence

words that trigger a strong emotional response

the feelings and opinions of the author that can be inferred through word choice

the feelings created in the audience