Figurative Language
The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
Ex: Peter Piper picked peppers.
Alliteration
Information is conveyed as an issue or a problem of concern and solutions are proposed or explained
Problem and Solution
This is the main point or message the author wants you to understand after reading a text.
Central Idea
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose
Stanza
Why an author writes something
Authors Purpose
Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature
Ex: the cupcake is calling my name.
Personification
The similarities and/or differences of two or more people, things, concepts or ideas are presented.
Compare and Contrast
You can find the central idea by looking at what is repeated, emphasized, or supported by these.
Supporting Details
How many lines are in a Sonnet?
14
The exposition, rising action, conflict, falling action, and resolution are elements of what?
The plot
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Ex: This backpack weighs a ton.
Hyperbole
Facts, events, or details are presented in the order in which they occurred in time.
Chronological
The central idea is usually found in this type of writing, which gives facts and information.
Nonfiction
A poem with 19 Lines is called?
Villianelle
What point of view uses I, me, we?
First person
A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as.
Ex: The explanation was clear as mud.
Simile
Information is presented in sections that often begin with the central idea and are followed by an elaboration of the features, characteristics, or examples of the subject.
Description
In a story about a boy learning to never give up, the central idea might be this.
Perseverance or Never giving up
What you feel when you read a poem—happy, sad, scared, calm.
Mood
What point of view uses he/she/they?
Third person
The forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound
Ex: Bam, whirl, buzz, hiss
Onomatopoepia
Information is presented as a series of instructions or steps in a process.
Ex: first, second, third; at once, after; before; during; finally
Sequence
You read a paragraph about how plastic harms sea animals, and each sentence explains a different reason. What is the central idea?
Plastic pollution is dangerous to ocean life
A poem’s beat or flow, created by stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhythm
What does ELA stand for?
English Language Arts