Fill in the Blanks Words to KnowOnline version Milestone Prep by Sara Collins 1 sentence message quote A is the repeating or writing out exactly what a source says , word for word . 2 message lesson subject topic The theme of a literary text is its or . 3 Informational Literary Articles Plays texts are passages that are stories , dramas , or poems . 4 describing organizing summarizing When , you give the main events of a story in the order in which they happen . 5 setting .character plot The is the events that happen in the beginning , middle , and end of a literary text . 6 character plot setting A is a person or thing in a work of literature . 7 metaphor Similes make a comparison using a linking word such as like , as , or than . ( Her shirt was as green as the grass . ) 8 Setting plot character is where and when a story takes place , including the time of day , the season , or the locatio n 9 author narrator illustrator The is who tells the story in a literary text from their point of view . 10 metaphor simile A makes a comparison without a linking word ; instead of one thing being like another , one thing is another . 11 stanza chapter scene A is a section of a drama or play . 12 chapter scene poe A stanza is a section of a 13 speaker The is the voice of a literary text that speaks about the writer ? s feelings or situation . 14 stanza scene chapter A is a section of a book .