What are CHARACTERS?

The people or animals that the story is about.

What is the TITLE?

This is what we call the name of the book.

What is a SIMILE?

"Her smile was as bright and warm as the sun." This literary device compares two things using the words "like" or "as."

What is a BIOGRAPHY?

This type of book is written about a person's life, and was written by another person.

What is a FACT?

This type of statement can be proven with information or research. For example: It rained 4 1/2 inches over the weekend.

What is the SETTING?

This is where the story takes place. It may be more than one location.

What is the AUTHOR?

This is the person who writes the book.

What is ALLITERATION?

"Paige popped pink and purple polka-dot popcorn." This literary device involves using several words in a sentence that have the same beginning sound.

What is a FAIRY TALE? (or FOLK TALE)

"Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Three Little Pigs" are examples of this genre. They were written to teach children lessons in a fun way, usually containing fanciful creatures living in faraway lands.

What is an OPINION?

This type of sentence is a belief or a judgement that cannot be proven. It explains how someone feels, but not everyone will agree. For example: The best ice cream ever is chocolate!

What is the PROBLEM and the SOLUTION?

These TWO story elements involve what is wrong in the story and how this is solved.

What is the TABLE OF CONTENTS?

If you wanted to look up a certain topic in your text book, you could look at this to help you find the page.

What is ONOMATOPOEIA?

"Crash! Boom! Bang! Pop! Sizzle! Snap!" This is a special word to describe sound words.

What is REALISTIC FICTION?

This book genre contains characters and events that aren't real, BUT these events could really happen.

What is POINT OF VIEW?

This is from the perspective of who is telling the story. It might be 1st person or 3rd person.

What is the CLIMAX?

This is the most exciting part of the story.

What is the GLOSSARY?

This section of a book contains vocabulary and the meaning of those words. It's similar to a small dictionary.

What is a PUN?

"I don't really FIELD like football. Can we try to TACKLE another game?" This literary device is known as a humorous play on words.

What is HISTORICAL FICTION?

Books in this genre contain stories that take place in a certain time period in the past. The setting is normally real, but the characters are fiction. Magic Tree House books could be an example

What is an ATLAS?

You might use this reference source to find the location of a state or country.

Who are the PROTAGONIST and the ANTAGONIST?

These 2 people are the main character, normally the "good guy" and the villain in the plot.

What is the INDEX?

This part of the book is located in the back, and can give you the page numbers of different topics listed in the book. These topics are listed in alphabetical order.

What is PERSONIFICATION?

"The sun played hide and seek in the clouds." This literary device is used to give objects characteristics of humans.

What is FANTASY?

This book genre contains story elements that are not real, like talking animals or magical powers.

What is TONE?

This word describes how the author feels about the material he/she has written. It can be exciting, boring, funny, or even mysterious.