Events are told out of order, can include flashbacks or multiple plot lines

The time, place, and context in which a story takes place

The perspective from which a story is told

A brief retelling of major events or key points within the text

Conversation of or among characters or people

A large group of dispersed participants contributing or producing goods or services—including ideas, votes, micro-tasks, and finances—for payment or as volunteers

The moving of something from its place or position

To be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject

Express or measure the quantity of something

When farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements, with little or no surplus.

A form of autobiographical writing in which the author shares personal experiences and observations related to significant events and people

An imaginative use of words to express ideas that are not literally true but that convey meaningful and sometimes emotional ideas

A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as

A comparison of two unlike things that have qualities in common, without using like or as

The giving of human qualities to an animal, an object, or an idea

A large mass of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks falling quickly down the side of a mountain

When you _____ something, you prevent the passage of heat through it.

To break up into sharp, thin pieces

If something is _____, it is light and airy.