ELA
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
words that mean the same as another are called
What is synonym?
The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence
An inference
A type of figurative language that places opposite words or phrases together to create contrast.
What is oxymoron?
The time, place and location of a fictional text
Setting
When a narrator uses "he, she, they, their," the story is written in _____ person.
Third (3rd) Person Point of View
Words that mean the opposite of another are called
Antonyms
The words and phrases around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning. Gives us hints and helps us to better understand.
What is context clues
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The author’s attitude toward a topic or subject. in literary text, a character’s attitude,
Author's perspective/tone
How a character feels or thinks.
Point of view
When a narrator uses the words "you, yourself, your," the story is written in _____ person.
Second (2nd) Person Point of View
A direct comparison to something that DOES NOT USE like or as.
Metaphor
What is the most suspenseful part of the story referred to as?
Climax
The series of events that make up a story.
The beginning, middle, and end.
The plot of the story
"This test is going to kill me."
Hyperbole
A comparison that uses like or as.
Simile
What the text is mostly about is known as the _______ ________ of the text.
Central Idea
A text structure that goes in time order.
Sequential
The child kicked the ball.
Is this in past tense, present tense, or future tense?
Past tense (kicked)
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Personification
The message or lesson that can apply to you/me
What is theme?
The reader's emotional reaction to the text.
Mood
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A reference to something with historical, cultural, literary, or political importance.
Allusion
Directly supports the author's central idea.
Supporting details/evidence
A description that paints a picture in the reader's mind.
Imagery