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| a saying that shouldn’t be taken literally. (Example: Hit the lights; pick up your room; etc) |
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| a comparison using “like” or “as” (Example: She eats like a bird. He’s healthy as a horse). |
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| a comparison not using like or as. (Example: Paul Bunyun’s steps were thunder coming toward me.). |
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| when words start with the same letter. – Like tongue twisters. (Example: Peter Piper Picked…; Sallie Sells Seashell…; etc.). |
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| a funny saying that has two meanings. (Example: Lettuce (let us) go to the store to buy ingredients for the salad. The social studies teacher said her globe meant the world to her.) |
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| the struggle between two or more opposing forces. |
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| the problem/struggle against an outside force, such as another character. (Man vs. Man; Man vs. Nature; etc). |
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| the problem taking place within the character. |
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| the arrangement of events in a story. |
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| background information of a story (introduces the situation / characters / time / place). |
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| events after the exposition leading up to the climax. |
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| The highest point of interest or suspense; usually the most important/exciting point of the story; the turning point of the story. |
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| events after the climax leading to the resolution. |
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| how the story ends; the final outcome is achieved and all loose ends are tied up. |
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| hints or clues that suggests what will happen next. It helps you make an accurate prediction. (Example: dark clouds/cooler temperature/wind speed increases/thunder/lightning is foreshadowing that it will rain.) |
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| an educated guess of what’s about to happen. |
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| a misleading or false clue the writer puts into the story to throw the reader off or draw attention away from the real issue. |
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| giving human qualities to an animal, plant,…or nonliving things. (Example: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi talked, planned, etc). |
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| to read into a situation without being told directly. (For instance…I can infer that you’re not studying for tests when you’re failing every one.) |
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| the reason for doing something. |
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| the way a person acts. (funny, outgoing, shy, nice, rude, etc.). |
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| a person who could have committed crime. |
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| the good guy or hero. (Example: Papa Logan, Mr. Jamison, etc.) |
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| the bad guy or villain. (Example: The Wallaces, the Night Men, etc.) |
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| something you don’t expect to happen when it happens. (Example: When candy bars and ice cream are served at a health conference). |
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| when and where a story takes place. |
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| exciting parts of the story where you can’t wait to see what happens next. |
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| a character we know a lot about. (Example: Cassie Logan). |
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| a character we don’t know a lot about. (Example: Mr. Avery). |
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| (jump on the bandwagon)- when you do what everyone else is doing even if you don’t know why or agree with what’s being done. |
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| an action, judgment, or other outcome influenced by a prejudged perspective. |
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| generalizations, or assumptions, that people make about the characteristics of all members of a group, based on an image (often wrong) about what people in that group are like. |
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| the feeling a story gives. (Example: Peter Pan- fun, light. Monster’s Are Due on Maple Street- heavy, eerie because of the unknown). |
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| a word given to a sound. (Example: Bang, Crash, Drip, Quack, Pow, Meow, Splat, etc.) |
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| an exaggeration. (Example: We’ll be here forever. This weighs a ton. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.) |
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| the underlying meaning or point of the story. (Example: In A Christmas Carol Scrooge changes from being selfish/mean to generous/nice. The theme might be “Money can’t buy happiness” or “Treat others the way you want to be treated.”) |
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| a side story; not a major part of the overall plot. (Example: Mr. Granger trying to get the Logan land). |
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| similar incidents happening to different characters within the same story. (Example: A boy lies to his dad about why he missed school; the father lies to his boss about why he missed work.) |
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| a fact given to all or a majority. (Example: All boys like sports. No one likes asparagus). |
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| an eye-witness account. (You were there; you saw/heard what happened.) |
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| something that’s no longer useful; a better, faster, less expensive…product is available. (Example of obsolete things: typewriter, Nintendo) |
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| a word’s explicit, direct, and precise meaning. |
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| a secondary meaning suggested by the word, especially feelings, negative or positive, that are brought to mind. |
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| How the story makes the audience feel. |
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Where the author tells information about the character (Character traits).
A. Direct: Bob is fat.
B. Indirect: Bob waddled out of the candy store. |
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| Seeing the world through the character's eyes based off their background. |
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