Top Nouns for the Common Core Part two
Interaction A mutual or reciprocal action or influence
Metaphor An indirect comparison He was boiling mad. (implies he was too angry) Your room is a pig pen! (implies that the room is a mess)
Mood The way the author makes the reader feel.
Point of View The vantage point from which a story is told.
Rhetoric The art of writing or speaking effectively.
Simile A direct comparison using like or as.
Stanza A poetry term for paragraph; section of a poem.
Structure The organization of a text.
Theme The author’s message of a piece of literary work. What does the author what you to learn about life?
Tone an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience Father: “We are going on a vacation.” Son: “That’s great!!” The tone of the son’s response is very cheerful.