ELA vocabulary
What does the word metaphor mean?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison without using like or as.
How do you spell outraegous?
Outrageous
What does the word dominate mean
To have control of.
What does fiction mean?
Fake or not real.
What is a poem?
A creative piece of writing that uses words in a special way.
Whats an idiom?
A phrase whose meaning is not literal.
How do you spell apeling?
Appealing
Whats a genre?
The category or type of a story being told.
What is fiction in this sentence.
I was walking and I heard a tree whistle.
The tree whistling.
What type of poem is the smallest usually?
A] Limerick
B] Haiku
C] Free Verse
B is the smallest.
Whats an onomatopoeia?
A word that sounds like a noise it describes.
Fix this sentence.
Is he their yet? I have been waiting all day?
Fix the their to there. Fix the question mark to an explanation point.
What does it mean when someone says that you are superior?
You are a higher rank or quality.
What is the best way to write the main idea of a story?
Identify the central topic and the primary message the author gives.
What are the syllables of this haiku poem?
Green leaves softly sway,
Sunlight paints the city gold,
Springs gentle embrace.
5-7-5 syllable structure.
What does boycott mean?
To refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.
Fix the sentence
I said "that was totally necesacary"
Add a comma after the word said. And change necesacary to necessary.
What are 3 types of text structures.
Cause and effect, compare and contrast, description, problem and solution, chronological order, and "Etc"
What is characterization?
How authors create and describe characters in a story, making them seem real to the reader.
What is a haiku poem?
A three lined poem with 5-7-5 syllable structure. Made mostly about nature.
What does exclude mean?
To shut or to keep out of something.
Fix the sentence.
I dont know how to prononce the word cinnamon.
Fix dont to don't. Fix prononce to pronounce.
Fix the word in the sentence.
I want to be an entrepenour some day.
Entrepreneur
What are 3 of the ELA literacy elements?
Point of view, setting, theme, plot, conflict, and "etc"
What are 3 types of poetry?
Haiku, Limerick, Free verse, Ode, Acrostic, Ballad, and "ect".