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Unit 3 Vocabulary
5th grade
Term | Definition |
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Genre | type or class of work |
Adage | a well-known saying that expresses a common truth |
Text Structure | the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text |
Point of View | the perspective from which the events in the story are told |
Pun | a play on words with multiple meanings, usually humorous |
Fable | has a moral and usually animal characters that teach a lesson |
Folklore | the traditional belief or customs that are passed down from one generation to another |
Legend | stories shared and passed down from one generation to another |
Tall Tales | a greatly exaggerated story; difficult to believe |
Myths | made up stories that explain the creation of something in nature and have gods and goddesses |