Definition: letters added to the beginning of the word to make a new word.

Definition: how the author sees something (his perspective) and affects the way he writes about it.

Definition: words that mean the opposite.

Definition: how the problem is solved in a story.

Definition: a passage that tells a made-up story.

Definition: The author provides information about the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, ideas, objects, etc.

Definition: The text features a detailed description of something to give the reader a mental picture.

Definition: the author presents a problem and explains one or more solutions to the problem

Definition: when someone NOT in the story tells the story, like an invisible observer (he, she, they, etc.)

Definition: the details in a passage that support, or back up, the main idea (usually tell: who, what, when, where, why, and how)

Definition: the people or animals in a story or poem

Definition: terms specially used with the topic of the text (usually italics or bold print)

Definition: the effect when two or more words end with a similar sound

Definition: a group of line in poetry

Definition: the reason a character does or says something

Definition: a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

Definition: a comparison of two unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as".

Definition: a short and interesting story about an incident or person.

Definition: The author presents ideas, events, or facts as a cause, and what happens as a result.

Definition: a story's message, it can be a lesson about life or how people behave.

Definition: when a character IN the story tells the story (I, me, my, we, etc.).

Definition: the intended readers for a piece of writing.

Definition: the pattern of rhymes in a poem.

Definition: letters added to the end of the word to make a new word.

Definition: the trouble that the characters have in a story.

Definition: the qualities that make up a character's appearance and personality.

Definition: shows ownership of something (The cat's bed. The dog's house).

Definition: repeating words or lines.

Definition: a short description or explanation that gives information about a picture, diagram, photo, or piece of art.

Definition: the main part of a word.

Definition: the series of events that happen in a story.

Definition: a style of poetry that does not follow a specific structure.

Definition: briefly restates the main idea and important details of a story in your own words.

Definition: a type of writing such as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, etc.

Definition: words or phrases that help give meaning to unknown words.

Definition: names given to smaller sections of text.

Definition (Time Order): Events are arranged in the order in which they happened.

Definition: trying to figure out things that are not stated based on both the details in the passage and the reader’s own experiences.

Definition: the person in a story who tells the story.

Definition: a type of poetry that tells a story.

A practical lesson about right and wrong.

Definition: A type of writing that uses creative language, is written in lines, and often includes rhythm and rhyme.

Definition: A type of writing that tells about real people, places, things, and events.

Definition: The point the author is trying to make.

Definition: Words that have more than one meaning.

Definition: The turning point or point of greatest interest or suspense in a story.

Definition: The time and place that a story happens.

Definition: A drawing with labels that shows parts of an object or how something works.

Definition: words that mean the same.

Definition: a type of poem that tells about a funny moment.

Definition: more than one (friends, cupcakes, cats, dogs).