| Term | Definition |
| Differentiate | Distinguish, tell apart and recognize differences between two or more items. |
| Editorial | A newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers. |
| Epic | A long story-like poem about the adventures of a hero. |
| Evaluate | To examine and to judge carefully. |
| Exaggeration | To make an overstatement or to stretch the truth. |
| Explanatory Sentence | A sentence that explains something. |
| Explicit | Something actually stated or written out; the opposite of implicit |
| Expository Text | Text written to explain and give information about a topic. |
| Fable | A story intended to teach a moral lesson. Animals with human characteristics often serve as characters. |
| Dialogue | People speaking to each other in writing. |