anecdotes: examples or stories that can support the event in a text antonym: a word that means the opposite of another word author's purpose: an author's reason for writing a selection: to explain, teach, entertain, or persuade base word: a word that can stand alone to which a prefix or suffix is added cause and effect: what makes something happen and what does happen character: a person, an animal, or an object in a story chronological order text structure: organizes ideas in time order, or sequence compare-and-contrast text structure: organizes ideas by telling how things are alike or different conclusion: a decision based on given facts conflict and resolution: a character's problem and how it is solved connotation: a feeling or image a word brings to mind context clues: other words in the text that help readers figure out unknown words denotation: the dictionary definition of a word fact-and-opinion text structure: organizes ideas by giving facts, details that can be proven true, and opinions or what someone thinks fiction: a story made up by the author figurative language: words that do not always mean exactly what they say first-person point of view: story told by one of the characters flashback: an interruption in a story to explain what had happened in the past foreshadowing: clues about what might happen later in a story genre: a kind of fiction or nonfiction graphics: features that give information visually heading: the name of a chapter or section homograph: two words spelled the same but pronounced differently and with different meanings homophone: two words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings hyperbole: exaggeration to make a point idiom: a word or group of words that doesn't mean exactly what it says imagery: words that help readers create pictures in their minds inference: a logical guess based on facts and personal experiences jargon: special language used by people who work together or do things as a group main idea: what a selection is mostly about metaphor: a figure of speech that compares two things by stating that one thing is, or has the characteristics of, another multiple-meaning word: a word that means more than one thing narrator: the person telling a story nonfiction: information about the real world novel: a book of fiction divided into chapters personification: language that gives human qualities to animals or objects plot: what happens in a story poetry: fiction with rhythm and often a rhyme scheme prefix: letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning problem-and-solution text structure: organizes ideas by telling about a problem and suggesting solutions question-and-answer text structure: organizes ideas by asking a question and providing the answer either right there in the text of through a series of details root: a Latin or Greek word part that can't stand alone setting: where and when a story takes place simile: compares two things, using the word like or as style: an author's distinctive way of connecting ideas subhead: names a smaller part within a chapter or section suffix: letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning summary: a short retelling of a story or event supporting detail: tells more about the main idea synonym: a word that has the same meaning as another word text features: headings, subheads, and special text that help readers find information in a selection theme: the most important idea or message third-person point of view: story told by a noncharacter tone: conveys a feeling, like suspense, excitement, happiness, sadness, anger, mystery, humor, or annoyance
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