Basic ELA Vocab
The turning point that is also typically the most exciting moment in the story.
Climax
My cousin was always angry
Characterization (direct)
Rainsford ran away like a madman
simile
Metaphor
A comparison of two unlike things that does not use "like" or "as"
What is T.A.G.?
Title, author, genre
A word to describe an action or a state
verb
The neighbors said that the old alleyway was nothing but trouble, but we decided to find out for ourselves.
foreshadowing
Things used to be different, though. In fact, when I was four years old...
flashback
Hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration
When writing a text-analysis response or argument, avoid this POV!
1st Person (I, my, our...)
A word used to describe something
adjective
We all knew that if we ever needed anything at all, we could talk to Tom.
Characterization (indirect)
The emotional attitude set by the author for the reader
Tone
Genre
the type/category (of literature, film, or music).
What is a thesis statement?
A type of statement in which the person writing presents the main idea of the paragraph/essay. The thesis guides the rest of the text..
The author's purpose or main message of the work
theme or central idea
The crashing tide swallowed the beach whole
personification
She sung sweetly in the yellow sunlight
Alliteration
Dramatic irony
When the audience knows something that the characters do not know
Order the following for a proper citation:
Punctuation mark
Quote in quotations
Parentheses
Quote in quotations, parenthesis, punctuation mark
A question presented for dramatic effect. It may not have a definite answer.
Rhetorical Question
They were having relationship troubles and it seemed that only Cupid could save them now.
allusion (classical)
Describe numerically: They - I - you
3rd, 1st, 2nd
3rd person omniscient
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
Give an example of how to introduce an opposing argument.
on the other hand; those who disagree; this is not always the case; etc.