figurative language
ELA Terms
elements of a short story
Works Studied in 7th Grade
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100

Giving a nonhuman human characteristics

What is personification?

100

What point of view is the following statement:
"I went to the store."

What is First Person Point of View.

100

where and when an event takes place in a short story

What is setting

100

Who is the author of Behind the Scenes?

Who is Elizabeth Keckley 

100

a struggle between a person or an outside force

What is external conflict

200

a direct comparison of two different things

What is metaphor

200

What point of view is the following:

He climbed onto the ladder and looked over the roof.

What is third person point of view 

200

the most intense or exciting high point of a short story

What is climax

200

Who is the Protagonist in The Giver? 

Who is Jonas.

200

a sign or warning of whats going to happen next

What is foreshadowing

300
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
300

The purpose of an informative essay is to ?

What is inform the reader.

300

the main events of a short story

What is plot

300

What terrible event occurred in 1930s and 1940s where millions of Jews were killed?

What is the Holocaust.

300

visually descriptive or figurative language

What is imagery

400
the use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"
What is onomatopoeia
400

What is this an example of :

Headaches can have several causes.  Many people think that the major cause of headache is nervous tension, but there is strong evidence that suggests diet and environment as possible factors.  Some people get headaches because they are dependent on caffeine.  Other people may be allergic to salt, or they may have low blood sugar.  Still other people are allergic to household chemicals including polishes, waxes, bug killers, and paint.  If they can manage to avoid these substances, their headaches tend to go away.  When a person has recurring headaches, it is worthwhile to look for the underlying cause, especially if the result of that search is freedom from pain.

What is cause and effect?

400

the lesson or moral of a story

What is theme

400

What does CER stand for?

What is Claim, Evidence and Reasoning.

400

Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.

What is inference?

500
the repeated use of the same constant at the beginning of words
What is alliteration
500

Who was the Receiver before Jonas?

Who is Rosemary.

500

the perspective from which the story's told

What is point of view

500

What are the 3 main ideas of William Zinsser's work, How to Write a Memoir?

What is  Think Small, Be Yourself and Speak Freely.

500

 a comparison between two things: _______is to_______as_________is to___________

What is analogy

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