The person who tells a story
Character
Narrator
Protagonist
Antagonist
The central message of a text
Central Idea
Main Idea
Theme
Lesson
A person, animal or other creature that takes part in the action of a story or poem
Resolution
Protagonist
Character
Plot
"Can cats consume compost?" is an example of...
similie
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
The emotion or judgement that a word expresses
Reference
Denotation
Connotation
Definition
The solution to the problem or the part of the plot that takes place at the end of the story
Climax
Introduction
Resolution
Exposition
A type of figurative language that makes a comparison without using like or as
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
A type of figurative language that attributes humanlike qualities to something that is nonhuman
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Point of View in which the narrator is in the story AND uses the pronouns I, me, my
3rd Person Omniscient
2nd Person
3rd Person Limited
1st Person
The most important idea in a text (main idea)
Main Points
Central Idea
Thesis
Conclusion
The conflict in a story that its characters must resolve
Problem
Plot
Resolution
Climax
"My mom is my rock." is an example of
metaphor
hyperbole
comparison
simile
A word that is used in place of a noun
Verb
Pronoun
Adjective
Noun
Where and when a story takes place
Resolution
Plot
Theme
Setting
The main reason an author has for writing a text. (to explain, express, inform, or persuade)
Point of View
Text Structure
Author's Purpose
Claim
Point of View when the narrator tells the story but is not in the story AND knows thoughts and feelings of any character
3rd Person Omniscient
1st Person
3rd Person Limited
2nd Person
To look for differences
Compare
Contrast
Cause
Effect
To look for similarities
Contrast
Effect
Cause
Compare
Evidence that helps to convey the main idea of a text
Inference
Opinion
Fact
Dialogue
The end of a piece of writing that sums up the writer's main points; how a conflict is solved
Introduction
Conclusion
Exposition
Beginning
"After the race I slept for a week!" is an example of
personifcation
hyperbole
sleeping
alliteration
The main part of a word
Ending
Prefix
Root
Suffix
"The warm fireplace pulled me close." is an example of
personification
metaphor
alliteration
simile
What ALWAYS needs to be capitalized in a sentence?
The first letter of the first word
Proper Nouns
All of these
The word "I"
To restate the main points of a text
Evidence
Main Points
Summarize
Main Idea
What element of writing should begin the story and grab readers' attention?
lead
details
conclusion
dialogue
A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things using the words like or as
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
The result of a cause
Cause
Contrast
Compare
Effect