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4th Grade Reading
Literary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Author's Purpose | Reason for writing |
| Figurative language | language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices |
| Simile | a comparison of two things that are essentially different, usually using the words like or as |
| Metaphor | a subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally |
| Autobiography | the life story of a person, as told by himself or herself |
| Biography | an account or interpretation of a series of events making up a person’s life |
| Analogy | a vocabulary exercise in which an association between a concept and its attribute is present (e.g., hot:cold as north:_____) |
| Fact | truth that is verifiable |
| Opinion | a personal view or belief |
| Works-cited page | a reference to a source that is published or unpublished |
| Bibliographic information | the locating information about a source (i.e., book, journal, periodical, or Web site)- For example, a book’s bibliographic information consists of author, title, place of publication, publisher, and date of publication |
| Affix | a word element, such as a prefix or suffix, that occurs before or after a root or base word to modify its meaning (e.g., the prefix un- and the suffix -able in unbelievable |
| Literary text | written works that are generally recognized as having artistic value - Basic forms of literary text are prose fiction, drama, poetry, and literary nonfiction. |
| Persuasive text | text written with the intent to persuade or convince the reader of something |
| Informational text | text that presents information, including expository, persuasive, and procedural text |
| Position | an opinion about a particular subject |
| Digital media | electronic media that work on digital codes (as opposed to analog media); examples include e-mail, digital videos, e-books, Internet, video games, and interactive media |
| Character | moral qualities that make up an individual |
| Event | something that happens |
| Imagery | figurative language that produces mental images |
| Narrator | person telling the story |
| Plot | plan or main story |
| Theme | subject or topic of the text |
| Author's purpose | reason for writing |
| Detail | each part of the whole story |
| Main idea | the topic or most important point |
| Text features | include all the components of a story or article that are not the main body of text. These include the table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures and captions, and labeled diagrams |
| Summary | brief description of the main points of the writing |
| Topic | subject |
| Rhyme | two words with similar endings such as hog, log, running, stunning |
| Theme | overall topic or subject |
| Repetition | repeating |
| Free verse | poetry that does not rhyme |
| Line breaks | the point at which two lines split |
| Line | a group of words in a row |
| Lyrical poem | a poem that expresses feelings or emotions |
| Point of view | the way the author has you see and hear what is going on in the text |
| Conflict | the struggle against opposing forces |
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jrubio
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