Key detail

important ideas within a text that support, prove, or clarify the main idea

Claim

state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

Summary

a short statement that summarizes or informs the audience of the main ideas of a longer piece of writing.

Trait

a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.

Motive

a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious.

Perspective

a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

Theme

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic

Main idea

A general statement about the paragraph (or reading selection)

Moral

a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of information, or an experience.

Topic

a matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation; a subject.

Simile

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

Metaphor

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them

Personification

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Counterclaim

a claim for relief filed against an opposing party after the original claim is filed