A shame that interrupts a normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time.

A story composed orally and then passed from person to person by word of mouth; they originated among people who could neither read nor write. These people entertain themselves by telling these stories aloud and reflect the cultural beliefs form which they come from.

A narrative device that hits at coming events; often build suspense or an anxiety in the reader.

Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme.

A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content.

A Japanese form of poetry, consisting of three unrhymed lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.

A type of realistic fiction that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author's imagination.

An over-exaggeration. (I'm so hungry I can eat a horse!)

To name.

A common, often use expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. Examples: Seeing the world through rose colored glasses = not seeing clearly or ignoring the bad in life.

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste).

The character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, and actions and effect on others.

A logical conclusion based on presented information and your own knowledge.

To give information or facts.

A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character.

A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line.

A contrast between expectation and reality.

Titles of books, magazines, and newspapers; slanted print.

A rhymed humorous, nonsense poem of five lines with last line ending in a surprise twist; highly controlled. Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme; Lines 3 and 4 rhyme.

A group of words together on one line of the poem.

The overarching, big picture idea in the story/article that gets repeated and supported by other facts. In other words, this is what the story/article is really about. It's the topic that author's point about the topic.

A character with a significant role in the cation of the story.

A internal conflict.

A character faces a conflict with a machine or with technology; often found in a science fiction where characters are in conflict with robots, droids, or computers.

An external conflict between two characters.

A character faces the forces of nature, such as weather or natural environment.

A character faces a conflict with the social, political or regions forces of society.

An account based on the author's personal experiences.

A comparison of two things without using like or as, the thus making a comparison stronger and more powerful. (That kid IS sunshine.)

Less important characters in the story; they interacted with the main character and help to move the plot along.

The feeling conveyed in a text; a character's feeling or situation; how the READER feels. Examples: calm, suspenseful, angry.

Words that have several meanings depending upon how they are used in a sentence.

A traditional story about God's, ancestors, or Heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.

Writing that tells about real people, places, and events.

When a word is spelled the way it would actually sound. (Buzz or Hiss.)

A belief or view about something possibly no supporting evidence.

To tell in your own words, (v.) To restate in other words; (v.) A statement that represents a given idea in new language.

Given the characteristics of a person/human to a non-human thing. (The leaves DANCED in the wind.)

To influence someone's thoughts or actions/behaviors; to convince. (You or not only giving facts. You are giving your own opinion on a subject.)