An imaginative story; often includes scientific or technological problems

(literature) An expression of feelings or ideas; often uses expressive language and sometimes tells a story

A true event, told like a story; uses descriptive language to make it realistic

Giving a brief and clear overview of a text’s main points in your own words.

The conversation between characters in a story Noted by quotation marks ("... ")

Examining similarities (comparisons) and differences (contrasts) between two or more things.

A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning

Information cited (quoted, paraphrased, or referred to) from a text that can be used to support ideas, arguments, opinions, and thoughts.

A scene set in the past--a time earlier than the main story.

A guess about what might happen in the future of a story based on an observation from the text or personal experience.

The atmosphere of a story. Created by the setting, the narrator's attitude, or descriptions (imagery)

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things. Uses the words "like" or "as" to compare.

Using words in an unusual way to convey a complicated meaning.​

Reasons: enhance the story, compare unlike things, exaggerate, or emphasize something, to be creative.​

An imaginative fiction story that includes magical and unrealistic elements.

The author’s attitude toward a certain topic. The author reveals their feelings and opinions to the reader.

Why something happens and what happens as a result of the cause

The sequence of events in a literary text.

Choose the correct order of elements of plot.

The message the author is trying to deliver to the reader through their writing

Giving human qualities and characteristics to an object animal or idea

The way the writer “sounds” on the page. The writer’s attitude and word choices

The implied meaning of a word. A set of ideas associated with a word.

The literal meaning of a word. The dictionary definition of a word

The message if a nonfiction text and should be expressed as a complete sentence

Writer tells their own story referring to themselves with first person pronouns such as I, me, mine.

The problem in the story

The narrator or the voice that tells a poem

A literary device referring to writing that is structured in a grammatical way, with words and phrases that build sentences and paragraphs.

The deliberate re-use of certain words or phrases

Words or phrases that appeal to the senses

Plot Development where characters and situation are introduced

Plot development where conflict gets most intense

Plot development where conflict's intensity lessens

Plot development where conflict begins to develop

Plot development where conflict ends

A brief work of fiction

The place and time the story takes place

The central idea is stated directly

The central idea is suggested by details in the story

In Third Person Omniscient Point of View the narrator