5th Grade Reading Terms

synonym

antonym

cause

effect

plot

perspective

theme

identify

infer

figurative language

simile

metaphor

personification

character

setting

where and when the story takes place

predict

details

author's purpose

root

fact

opinion

fiction

nonfiction

poetry

rhyme

prefix

suffix

conflict

stanza

a group of lines in a poem or song that constitute a division (in prose: paragraph)