A statement that someone says to be true, especially when other people may not agree

The parts of a story or text that help you understand what’s going on—like the setting, characters, and events around a certain part of the story.

When a story stops what’s happening now to show something that happened in the past.

A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.

The overall feeling or sensation created by the author's word choice, imagery, setting, and other literary devices.

Particular words in literary text that create visual representation of ideas in the reader’s mind.

An author’s use of hints or clues to give a reader an idea of what may happen next.

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.

Giving credit to a source or original author of text evidence.

Her eyes sparkled like diamonds when she found out that she was nominated for the award. This is an example of…

An objective restatement of the essential ideas or major points in a text.

A line of poetry

A word that sounds like the noise it describes.

The clock ticked impatiently. This is an example of...

A figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else; a comparison made without using like or as.

An extreme exaggeration.

To express ideas from the original text into one's own words.

The snow was a blanket covering the ground. This is an example of...

A type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes.

The perspective from which a story is told.

She acts like Scrooge with her money and will not buy anything if she does not need it. This sentences uses...

The attitude of an author toward the subject.

Specific support found in a text.

The wind was so strong it blew the birds backwards! This is an example of...

Which is a theme statement?

Which is a theme statement?

The message an author wants to share about a topic.