literary work that is not real. It is usually made up.

text that informs, gives instructions and is nonfiction

clues the indicate something will happen later on in the story or future

speaker or the person who is telling the story

a story written to be performed by actors; a play

a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

when and where the story takes place

the sequence of events in a story

the central idea or message of a story

the reason a story is written - to persuade, inform, entertain, or explain

giving human qualities to non-human things

the perspective form which the story is told

main idea or central idea

what a piece of writing is mainly about

Comparing 2 things using like or as

clues in text that help the reader determine the meaning of a word

a direct comparison of two things that does NOT use like or as

a word part that can be added to the beginning of a word to make a new word

story told from the view point of one character using "I , Me, My, We."

when the story goes back in time

a brief statement of the main events of a story

parts of a text that stand out (diagrams, table of contents,etc)

the solution to a problem or final outcome of a story

a word part that can be added to the END of a word to make a new word

writing that is factual, true, NOT made-up

the story of a person's life written by that person

collecting clues to make an inference

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Term	Definition
fiction	literary work that is not real. It is usually made up.
expository	text that informs, gives instructions and is nonfiction
foreshadow	clues the indicate something will happen later on in the story or future
narrator	speaker or the person who is telling the story
drama	a story written to be performed by actors; a play
metaphor	a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
setting	when and where the story takes place
plot	the sequence of events in a story
theme	the central idea or message of a story
author's purpose	the reason a story is written - to persuade, inform, entertain, or explain
conflict	the problem of the story
personification	giving human qualities to non-human things
point of view	the perspective form which the story is told
climax	the turning point of a story
stage directions	instructions for actors
main idea or central idea	what a piece of writing is mainly about
simile	Comparing 2 things using like or as
context clues	clues in text that help the reader determine the meaning of a word
metaphor	a direct comparison of two things that does NOT use like or as
prefix	a word part that can be added to the beginning of a word to make a new word
first person	story told from the view point of one character using "I , Me, My, We."
dialogue	conversation between 2 people
flashback	when the story goes back in time
Hyperbole	an exaggeration
summary	a brief statement of the main events of a story
onomatopoeia	words that represent sounds
text features	parts of a text that stand out (diagrams, table of contents,etc)
resolution	the solution to a problem or final outcome of a story
playwright	person who wrote a play/drama
stanza	the "paragraph" of a poem
suffix	a word part that can be added to the END of a word to make a new word
non-fiction	writing that is factual, true, NOT made-up
autobiography	the story of a person's life written by that person
drawing conclusion	collecting clues to make an inference

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