restate - taking part of the question to start your answer, inference - using clues from the text with your own thoughts , literal - right there in the text word for word, fiction - a story that is made up with characters, setting, plot, nonfiction - text that is true, based on facts, real information, evidence - go back to the text to prove your answer, figurative - going beyond the literal meaning of the text, simile - compares to unlike things using like or as, metaphor - compares to unline things without like or as, hyperbole - an extreme exaggeration , personification - gving human traits to nonhuman things, alliteration - two or more words that start with the same sound, onomatopoeia - words that sound like a sound, idiom - a saying, not to be taken literally, Imagery - using descriptive language that uses the 5 senses, context clues - clues that help you find the meaning of an unknown word or phrase, synonym - two words that mean the same, antonym - two words that are opposite, authors purpose - the main reason an author writes a text, theme - the message or the lesson of the story, text structure - the way the author organizes a text, text features - the visual elements of a text, used to help find info, genre - the categories or types of text, movies, or books etc., point of view - who is telling the story,

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