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narrator speaker or the person who is telling the story
expository text that informs gives instructions non-fiction
fiction literary work that is not real. It is usually made up
foreshadow clues that indicate something will happen later on in the story or future
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
main idea the central idea or message of a story
authors purpose the reason a story is written to persuade, inform, entertain, or explain
climax the turning point of a story
point of view the perspective from which the story is told
personification giving human qualities to non-human things
stage directions instructions for actors
conflict the problem of the story
simile comparing things using like or as
prefix a word part that can be added to the beginning of a word to make a new word
first person point of view story told from the view point of one character using "I' and "We'
dialogue a conversation between two people
hyperbole an exaggeration
summary a brief statement of main events of a story
onomatopoeia words that represent sounds
flashback when a story goes back in time
text features parts of a text that stand out
resolution the solution to a problem or final outcome of a story
context clues clues in text that help the reader determine the meaning of a word
drama a story written to be performed by actors
playwright person who wrote a play/drama
stanza the paragraph in 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 persons life written by that person
drawing conclusion collecting clues to make an inference
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