Literary+Terms

**__   Glossary of Literary Terms __**

* Many of these terms were used throughout the stories for this book.

**__ Editorial- __**** news stories or letters giving an opinion **


 * __ Bias party- __**** person whose judgment or opinion is unreasonable or prejudice **


 * __ Third person __**** - in this view, someone on the outside of the story is telling the story **


 * __ Synonym- __**** word that means the same **


 * __ Setting __**** - the time and place of the action **


 * __ Suffix- __**** a word part that is added to the end of a word and changes the meaning of the word **


 * __ Summary __**** -writing that presents only the most important ideas in something you have read **


 * __ Root __**** -a word or word base from which other words are made by adding a prefix or suffix **


 * __ Response __**** - the answer to a prompt **


 * __ Resolution- __**** the end part of the story when the problem is solved **


 * __ Point of view __**** - the position or angle from which a story is told **


 * __ Passage __**** - short story or article **


 * __ Poet __**** - the author of a poem **


 * __ Problem __**** - situation in a story that needs to be solved **


 * __ Plot __**** - the action of the story **


 * __ Prefix- __**** a word part that is added before a word and changes the meaning of the word **


 * __ Opinion __**** -a feeling or belief about something **


 * __ Neutral party __**** -someone who listens to both sides and sees both views without passing judgement **


 * __ First person __**** -in this view, one of the characters tells the story (I, me, we) **


 * __ Fact __**** -a detail about something that exists or about something that really happened **
 * __ Example- __**** details supporting your answer **


 * __ Exaggeration __**** - and overstatement or stretching of the truth used to emphasize a point or paint a clearer picture **
 * __ Antonym __**** -word that means the opposite **


 * Theme-the author’s statement or lesson about life (bravery, friendship, peer pressure, happiness, greed etc.) **
 * Climax-the most exciting or important part in the story, the turning point, the AHHH! Moment **

**__ Alliteration __**** - a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. **


 * __ Author’s purpose __**** -the specific reason that the writer has written the story or poem (entertain, persuade, inform, express feelings) **