fiction - an invented story (not true)
nonfiction – text that is factual
historical fiction – a story whose setting is a real period in the past, but part or all of the story is invented.
flashback – return to an event that happened before the present situation in a story
foreshadowing – hints of what is to come
repetition – words or phrases that are used over and over.
symbol – something that has meaning in itself, but that also stands for something else.
irony – the opposite of what a reader or character has been led to believe will happen, takes place.
narrator - the “voice” that is telling the story
point of view – the point from which a story or text is told
first person point of view – the narrator is a character in the story, and uses “I” to talk about him or herself.
second person point of view – the text uses the pronoun “you” to talk about the reader. Instructions, recipes, etc. are usually in the second person.
third person point of view – the narrator does not appear in the story.
imagery - the use of vivid description that appeals to the five senses to create pictures, or images, in the reader’s mind.
simile – a comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”
metaphor – a comparison of two unlike things, not using the words “like” or “as.”
