Literary Terms-1

Point of view is

• language used by the author to produce images in a reader's mind

• the position from which a story is told

• a comparison using the words "like" or "as".

• using clues from the text

A simile is:

• the position from which a story is told

• when the reader uses clues from the text to infer.

• a comparison using the words "like" or "as".

• a problem or a solution.

What is figurative language:

• words the make a comparison typically paired with the word "like" or "as".

• any language that the author chooses to use.

• language that shows rising action.

• words used by the author to produce images in the reader's mind and to express ideas in a fresh, vivid, and imaginative way.

Problem and solution, cause and effect, compare and contrast, description or list, time order or sequence of events are the:

• the 5 text structures of fictional text.

• examples of figurative language

• the 5 text structures of informational text.

• examples of sensory details.

A metaphor is

• a comparison.

• a comparison using the words "like" or "as".

• a particular type or category of literature.

• a comparison between two things where one thing is said to be another.

A particular type or category of literature is _____________. Examples are poetry, mystery, informational, fantasy, etc.

• genre

• metaphor

• simile

• fiction

The process of drawing conclusions when reading based on evidence from the text and the reader's background knowledge is:

• metaphor

• figurative language

• an inference

• a central idea

The highest point in a story is the:

• rising action

• climax

• foreword

• genre

Dialogue is

• a metaphor.

• a synonym for foreword.

• a synonym for genre.

• when two or more characters are speaking to each other.

A foreword is:

• any piece of writing that is not poetry

• a brief introductory piece in a story or book.

• the first example of dialogue in the story.

• a synonym for resolution.