ELA Key Terms
The Message of a literary text
Theme
A comparison using like or as
Simile
Refers to where and when a story takes place
Setting
A word that describes a noun
Adjective
When words are opposite of each other
Antonym
To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence
Inference
When an author describes an object as if it were a person
Personification
The perspective from which a story is told
Point of View
A word that shows a action is being called
Verb
Words that have the same meaning
Synonym
The most important point or idea that the author is making in a text
Central idea
A exaggeration beyond belief
Hyperbole
The specific order of a series of events that form a story
Plot
It isn't meant to be to literal but descriptive
Metaphor
Refers to the way an author develops a character over the course of a text
Characterization
The repetition of the same constant at the beginning of words or stressed syllables
Alliteration