Antonym
A word having an opposite meaning
Argument
A verbal exchange between two people with opposite views
Author's purpose
The reason the author created the writing: inform, entertain, persuade
base word
A complete word that can stand alone without a prefix or suffix
Boldface
Word within a text that have a dark font
Caption
A sentence written under a picture to tell about or explain the picture
Cause and effect
A text structure that explains why things happen
Central also idea
The main thought or focus of the writing or main idea
Claim
To state something as true although not proven to be
Climax
Turning point in the story that solves the problem
Common noun
A person, place, thing, or idea
Compare contrast
A text structure that show how two things are alike and or different
Conclusion
An opinion you form after thinking about a topic. Also, an ending
Details
Describes how things might feel, smell, look,feel, or taste
Conflict
A problem or disagreement between people
Connotation
A meaning suggested by a word or how a word makes you feel
Context clues
Clues given in a passage that helps you to understand the meaning of the word
Denotation
A dictionary definition of a word
Description
A text structure that describes an event, person, or thing
Dialogue
A talk between two or more people that has quotation marks around it in the text.
Evidence
Anything that can be used to prove something
Foreshadowing
When a writer gives you a hint or clue what is going to happen later in the story
Graphics
A type of text feature that has charts, maps, drawings, images
Glossary
An alphabetical list of keywords with definitions usually found in the back of the book or at the end of the text.
Heading
A title of a passage of text which announces the topic usually found in nonfiction.
Hyperbole
An exaggeration
Idiom
A phrase or expression which means something different than its literal meaning
Index
A list found in the back of a book giving the location of important information
Inference
A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning
Metaphor
A comparison of two things using is or are
Mood
The feeling the reader gets when they read the text
Tone
The feeling the author has about the topic
Multiple meaning
When a word has more than one meaning
Onomatopoeia
When a word's sound suggest its meaning
Opinion
A personal judgement that some one thinks is true
Personification
When given a human quality
First person point of view
Uses the words I, me, we
Second person point of view
Uses the words you, yours,
Third person point of view
Herself, itself, they, them, theirs
Prefix
A group of letters that become at the beginning of a word
Suffix
A group of letters that come at the end of a word
Pronoun
A word that is used as a substitute for a noun: he, she, it, they,them
Rising action
Events that move the story along which involve conflict
Sitting
A place where an event occurs
Sequence
A text structure that happens in order
Setting
A time or place where the story takes place
Simile
A comparison of two things using like or as
Stanza
A fixed numbers of lines in a poem
Supporting detail
Sentences in the text that support the main idea or central idea
Synonym
A word that has the same or almost the same meaning
Table
A graph that groups facts into rows or columns
Table of contents
A list at the beginning of a book that has page numbers and helps you to find things in the book quickly
Text features
Design elements that help you to understand the text: headings, subheadings, images, etc
Theme
The lesson the author wants you to learn from reading the passage.
Transition
A change from one state to another place or stage
Conflict
A struggle between two characters in a story