to give a brief statement of the main ideas of text; to tell what's important

to figure out meaning with an educated guess

information that appears near a word or phrase that are used to help figure out its meaning

sources that tell information about a word (includes dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses)

a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms

a book of word meanings

how the information within a written text is organized

information is organized in order of time

a difficulty is described an an answer is offered

order of events (time, logical order, or step-by-step)

describes how something looks or the arrangement of space

an organizational pattern that describes something using sensory details

an action and its results are discussed

differences and similarities of two or more things are discussed

something said to be true or supposed to have happened; statement that can be proven

something believed to have occurred, existed or believed to be true; statements cannot be proven

text that presents an idea, opinion, or argument and then provides sentences to show it is true

sentences that help show that the writer's opinion or idea is true

a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point

a reference to a book, article, web page, or other published item

a statement that gives the main idea or focus of an essay

when one writes of says an exact line or short section from a piece of writing

a rewording of something written or spoken by someone else

a small part of a longer written work

lists the major parts of a book along with their page numbers, found at the beginning of a book

alphabetical listing of the key names, terms, events, and topics with page numbers found at the back of the book

list of key terms in alphabetical order and includes a definition and pronunciation

a short phrase, sentence, or question that highlights a key point

title of a small section of text underneath a heading

drawings that show the basic shape of land, and geographical, political or historical features

a way to organize and compare large amounts of information in a small space

a way to visually organize and present information using dots, lines, and bars

shows important events in chronological order or time order

the problem in the story

things that happen in the story; events surrounding the conflict

when and where (time and place) the story takes place

events after the conflict is resolved; how the story ends

events before the plot is set in motion where characters and setting are introduced

events in a story that happen before the climax

the turning point of the story

events in a story that happen after the climax

when the conflict is introduced

the main character in a story, play or novel

the character or force working against the main character in a story, play, or novel

people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a work of literature

a life lesson, meaning, moral or message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work

the way an author thinks or feels about something

occurs when the writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story

occurs when the writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story

the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

the writer's attitude toward his/her subject in a literary work, created through word choice, details, dialogue, and setting

feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by a reader

the use of concrete or real objects to represent an idea

a point-by-point comparison between 2 things that are alike in some respect, often used to explain unfamiliar subjects in terms of familiar ones

language that communicates meanings beyond the literal or exact meanings of the words

a comparison of 2 things - does not contain like or as

a figure of speech that compares 2 things using the words like or as

a figure of speech in which a non-human thing is given human characteristics

an extreme exaggeration

word or phrase that helps the reader see, hear, taste, feel, or smell what the author is describing

the author asks something to emphasize a point but does not expect the reader to answer

the dictionary definition of a word

a character says one thing but means the opposite; sarcasm

when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected

when the reader understands more about the events of a story than a character

the narrative perspective in which the story is told

when the narrator speaks

the narrator is a part of the story; often uses "I" or "we"

used for giving instructions; uses "you" from "your" perspective

narrator tells thoughts and feelings of one character

narrator does not reveal any character's thoughts or feelings

narrator is all-knowing and tells the thoughts and feelings of more than one character

refers to a category in which a work of literature is classified

an imaginary story, fake, not true

writing that is true

a play or script

writing concerned with the beauty of language

an examination and evaluation of a work of literature, not a summary or report

a sub-genre where the story was once passed down orally; usually has an unknown author or will be retold or adapted by the author

writing about someone else's life

a sub-genre set in the past and based on real people and/or events

a sub-genre that has no elements of fantasy; could be true but isn't

a sub-genre that has monsters, magic or characters with superpowers

a sub-genre that has aliens, robots, futuristic technology and/or space ships

a sub-genre that has gods/goddesses and usually accounts for the creation of something

a sub-genre that is a short story with personified animals and a moral

a sub-genre that is a humorous, exaggerated story often set in the Wild West or American frontier; main character's skills/size/strength are greatly exaggerated

a sub-genre that is a story based on a real person or place, but facts are stretched beyond nonfiction and are exaggerated in a serious way

a sub-genre that has magic and/or talking animals; often starts with "Once upon a time..."

a long work of fiction, the product of a writer's imagination; longer than a short story

a work of fiction that can be read in one sitting; shorter than a novel

the main idea or purpose of the paragraph or text

an author's reason for writing

a nonfiction sub-genre of expository writing that shows or explains facts

a nonfiction sub-genre which attempts to influence the reader

anything written with the sole purpose of amusing the reader