4th Grade Vocabulary

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What is an illustration?

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A picture or visual that supports the text.

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What is an inference?

Back

Something that the author wants you to know, but doesn't state explicitly.

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What is a metaphor?

Back

Figurative language that compares something to something else without using like or as.

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What is a fairy tale?

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A fiction story that usually contains magic.

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What is alliteration?

Back

Word groups with the same sounds.

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What is a simile?

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Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a theme?

Back

The main idea or underlying message in a story.

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What is a character?

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A person, animal, or figure in a story.

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What is a setting?

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The time and place where a story occurs.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.