ELA Review
What is a synonym for the word happy?
glad, joyful, content
Any object, person, place, or action that has both meaning in itself and stands for something larger than itself
(Literary Device)
Symbolism
What type of Point of View is used when the narrator is part of the story?
First Person
What is one strategy for figuring out the meaning of a vocabulary word?
Context Clues
Root words
What is a flashback?
A scene that interrupts the action (plot) to show a previous event
What kind of punctuation do you use when you are saying something exciting?
Exclamation point
What are Quotation Marks used to show?
Dialogue
To show the exact words someone has spoken or written
A direct quote
What is an antonym for the word old?
What is the meaning of the word "skirting" as used below?
She was skirting around the subject because it made her uncomfortable
Avoiding
Words or phrases an author uses to represent a person's feelings, actions, or ideas descriptively by appealing to the senses.
Imagery
What is a plot diagram?
The sequence of events in a story
Define the RACES acronym
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summarize
Max stood up, like a struck match
What literary device is used here?
Simile
What is the meaning of the word "squalor" as used below:
Mahmoud saw people living in squalor when he arrived at the refugee camp
Extremely dirty, poor
What are the 5 Aspects of Characterization??
STEAL
Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks
What is Theme?
Overall message
The moral of a story
A life lesson
What is the acronym for an INTRODUCTION?
Double if you can name each letter
GEBBIT
General statement, explain, bridge to topic, background info, thesis
What is the following rhyme scheme?
She danced around
To avoid a frown
Looking up at the sky
Waiting for the time to pass by
aabb
A story story about something interesting or amusing
The author gives clues or hints to upcoming events
Foreshadowing
The arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements of a sentence is called:
A. Diction
B. Syntax
C. Tone
D. Imagery
B. Syntax
A comparison using like/as
Simile
What is the Acronym for a CONCLUSION?
Double if you can name each letter
R3
Restate thesis, recap paragraphs, relate to real world
What is an adjective?
Each team member must give an example
A word used to describe an action, state, or an occurrence.
a paradox that combines opposite terms (jumbo shrimp, deafening silence"
Oxymoron