ELA Terms
A synonym for main idea
What is Central Idea?
The "A" in the acronym IDEAS
What is Antonym?
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
Instead of being abundant, some fish species are becoming rare because of overfishing. Tell me the meaning of abundant.
What is plentiful/a lot?
What the text/paragraph is mostly about
What is a gist?
How the poem or text makes you feel
What is Mood?
The "S" in IDEAS
What is Synonym
"Crack", "Pop", "Boom"
What is onomatopoeia?
Chemicals released into the water can accumulate in fish over time, making them unsafe to eat. Tell me the meaning of accumulate.
What is "build up"?
Adding details or making something clearer
What is Elaborate?
The reason the author wrote the piece
What is Author's Purpose?
The "I" in IDEAS
What is Inference?
"The wind whispered softly in the night"
What is personification?
Overfishing has caused some fish populations to dwindle, leaving fewer fish in the ocean each year. Tell me the meaning of dwindle.
What is "slowly decrease"?
Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings
What is a homophone?
How the speaker/author feels
What is Tone?
The "D" in IDEAS
What is definition?
"Chocolate cake is my Achille's heel"
What is an allusion?
Plastic pollution can have long-term repercussions for marine life, even decades after the trash enters the ocean. Tell me the meaning of repercussions.
What is "consequences are results"?
The main point an author thinks or believes and wants to prove
What is a claim?
The message or moral of the story
What is theme?
What is Example?
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it"
What is an idiom?
Sustainable fishing practices help ensure that ocean resources can be used responsibly now and in the future. Tell me the definition of sustainable.
What is "Able to continue without harm"?
Problem and Solution
What is a type of text structure?