ELA
ELA 2
ELA 3
Figurative Language
Figurative Language 2
100
Author's Purpose
What is persuade, inform and entertain
100
Turning point in a story. Moment of greatest suspense
What is Climax
100
When you tell the ways 2 stories are the same and the ways they are different
What is Compare and Contrast
100
an exaggeration
What is Hyperbole
100
The sack fell into the river with a splash.
What is ONomatopoiea
200
The narrator is a character in the story and uses I, me ,my
What is First person
200
To convince the reader to do something or believe something
What is Persuade
200
Introduces the setting, characters and sometimes the conflict of a story
What is Exposition
200
The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us.
What is a Simile
200
That joke was seriously funny
What is oxymoron
300
A message about life or human nature that a writer shares with the reader. Reader's must infer what the writer's message is.
What is theme
300
The final outcome of the story
What is Resolution
300
Create, put together
What is Formulate
300
The tornado attacked the city and wrecked the farms.
What is Personification
300
Don't dream it. Drive it.
What is Alliteration
400
The narrator is not a character and tells the story using pronouns such as she, he, it and they.
What is Third Person
400
Break into parts, tell about the parts
What is Analyze
400
Characters struggle to overcome obstacles that arise. Suspence starts to build.
What is Rising Action
400
use of particular words that create visual representation of ideas in our minds, create a with mental picture.
What is Imagery
400
Nick's head exploded when he heard the bad news!
What is an Idiom
500
Words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true.
What is Figurative Language
500
How a writer chooses to narrate a story
What is Point of View
500
Most important idea about a topic that a writer conveys. It is typically supported by details.
What is Central Idea
500
"Ah, William, we're weary of weather," said the sunflowers, shining with dew. "Our traveling habits have tired us. Can you give us a room with a view?" They arranged themselves at the window and counted the steps of the sun, and they both took root in the carpet where the topaz tortoises run. (This is not alliteration)
What is Personification
500
He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.
What is Imagery
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