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ELA Review

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Conflict
a problem in a story
Character
an individual (usually a person) in a text
Setting
time & place (when? & where?) in a text
Resolution
ending of the story
Excerpt
a passage or segment taken from a longer work
Short Story
a piece of literature that can be read in one sitting
Short Story Elements
parts of a short story
Metaphor
comparison of two (2) unlike things
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
Simile
comparison using like or as
Personification
giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
Underlined
line under a word
Meaning
defintion
Except
but
Figurative Language
figures of speech used to describe
Resource
something that can be used for support or help
Accurate
correct in all details
Brochure
a small book or magazine containing pictures and information about a product or service
Main Idea
the most important thing the excerpt says about the topic
Statement
a single sentence
Opinion
a view formed in the mind about a topic
Fact
knowledge or information based on real occurrences
Advertisement
a notice or announcement promoting a product, service, or event
Support Your Answer
write sentences to prove your answer
Clarity
being clear
Estimate
an close guess
According to
as indicated by
Infer
to make a conclusion based on evidence
Predict
to guess about what is to come
Style
the way the author writes a text
Revision
a changed or modified version
Semicolon
;
Comma
,
Concise
Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words
Speaker
the "narrator" of a poem
Conclude
to make a logical explanation
Convey
to make known
Purpose
the reason the author has written the piece
Evoke
to bring about in your mind
Context
The parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning
Tone
Author's attitude toward the topic in his writing
Analysis
What you conclude about the writing
Oxymoron
Contradictory terms in contrast
Mood
Feeling of the entire piece experienced by the reader
Synonymous
Having the same meaning as another word
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds
Symbol
An object that represents an idea
Onomatopoeia
A word that is spelled as it sounds
Paradox
Idea that seems contradictory
Text Elements
Parts of the text such as heading, caption, punctuation, capitalization etc.
Caption
A title or brief explanation attached to an article, illustration, or poster
Bold Face Print
Writing in bold letters
Capitalization
writing in CAPITAL letters
Impact
effect
Heading
The title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning
Italics
Writing in italicized letters
Logic
Clear, sound reasoning
Idiom
An expression that means something other than what the words literally express.
Pun
A humorous use of words that involves a word or phrase that has more than one possible meaning.
Respectively
in regard to each of two or more, in the order named
Symbolize
to serve as a symbol of something
Theme
A sentence that explains the unifying idea of a text
Irony
the discrepancy between what is said and what is meant, what is said and what is done, what is expected or intended and what happens, what is meant or said and what others understand.
Persuade
To convince the readers to believe or agree with something
Inform
To give facts
Entertain
To give a feeling of enjoyment or amusement
Satirize
To mock or make fun of something
Rant
A speech or argument made with passion
Appeal
A request for support
Thesis Statement
A single, declarative sentence that states what the author wants to the reader to know or believe.
Support
Backs up, maintains
Imagery
Description appealing to the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch
Rhyme Scheme
Ordered pattern of rhyme signaled with letters/ abab cdcd efef gg
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem
Point of View
The perspective from which a story is being told
1st Person Point of View
a point of view in which an "I" or "we" serves as the narrator of a piece of fiction
2nd Person Point of View
the narrator tells the story to another character using "you"
3rd Person Limited Point of View
a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, while other characters are presented only externally.
3rd Person Omniscient Point of View
a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story
Refrain
A repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse
Deride
to laugh at or make fun of someone or something
Connotation
Feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of the word.
Possessive Form
Indicates an ownership
Narrator
A person who tells the story
Antithesis
A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
Polysyndeton
using several conjunctions in close succession
Tautology
A phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words
Chiasmus
the order of the terms in the first of parallel clauses is reversed in the second.
Flashback
the returning to an earlier moment in literary time, usually through a character's reminiscing
Symbolism
The use of objects to represent ideas
Litotes
Ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
Villanelle
A 19-line poem of fixed form consisting of five tercets and a final quatrain on two rhymes, with the first and third lines of the first tercet repeated alternately as a refrain closing the succeeding stanzas and joined as the final couplet of the quatrain.
Ode
A poem meant to be sung
Epic poem
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Narrative
A story
Ottava rima
A type of rhyme scheme
Allusion
A reference to another significant event, person or thing.
Rhetorical
Expressed in a speech style (to persuade or entertain)
Then
Is used in sequence of events
Than
is used in comparative statements
Prepositional Phrase
a group of words made up of a preposition, its object, and any of the object's modifiers
Compound Sentence
Contains at least two independent clauses
Independent Clause
Group of words that contains a subject and a predicate
Coordinating Conjunction
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so joining two similarly constructed phrases or clauses.
Collective Noun
A count noun that denotes a group of individuals
Compound Verb
Auxiliary verb + main verb
Proper Noun
A name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with initial capital letters
Appositive
a word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun
Colon
a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
There
to or toward that place
Their
possessive form of they
They're
contraction for "they are"
Sell
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
Cell
any small compartment
Too
in addition
To
toward
Two
being one more than one
Flew
The past tense of fly
Flu
influenza
Quote
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
Standard American English
language that follows the rules and guidelines found in grammar and composition books
Syntax
the manner in which words are arranged into sentences
Dialect
a regional variety of a language
Dialogue
the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
Lexicon
a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place
Pronunciation
the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
Diction
word choice
Formal Language
language that conforms to a highly structured set of rules
Informal Language
the language of everyday speech, may use contractions and slang
Fluency
The clear, easy, written or spoken expression of ideas.
Conclusion
the last section of a communication
Antonym
a word that means the opposite of another word
Phrase
Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb
Root Words
main part of the word that provides the word's basic meaning
Affix
a prefix or suffix
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