1. Top Nouns for the Common Core
Part two

2. Interaction
A mutual or reciprocal action or influence

3. 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)

4. Mood
The way the author makes the reader feel.

5. Point of View
The vantage point from which a story is told.

6. Rhetoric
The art of writing or speaking effectively.

7. Simile
A direct comparison using like or as.

8. Stanza
A poetry term for paragraph; section of a poem.

9. Structure
The organization of a text.

10. Theme The author’s message of a piece of literary work.
What does the author what you to learn about life?

11. 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.