ELA Glossary
Define Allusion
A passing reference in a text to a literary or historical person, place, event, or other literary work.
Define Explicit
Directly stated
Define Figure of Speech
Spoken or written language that departs from literal meaning in both pattern and usage (e.g., personification, metaphor, hyperbole).
Define Plot
The events and actions of a narrative work.
What is in exposition?
Define Analyze
To break material down into its constituent parts and determine how the parts relate to one another and to the overall structure of purpose of the text(s)
Define Denotation
The general or literal meaning of a word.
Define Implicit
Intended or suggested rather than directly stated.
Define Perspective
A position from which something is considered or evaluated.
What is the resolution?
The ending where everything is wrapped up.
Define Connotation
What may be suggested by or associated with the meaning of a word
Define Evidence
Facts, figures, details, quotations, or other sources of data and information that provide support for claims or an analysis of the text and that can be evaluated by others.
Define Inference
A conclusion logically drawn from presented information.
Define Point of View
Perspective from which a story is told.
What is the exposition of Romeo and Juliet?
Verona Italy, streets, Sampson and Gregory, probably around the 1400s.
Define Characters
Persons represented in a dramatic or narrative work.
Define Figurative Language
Words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation.
Define Mood
The emotion(s) expressed by an author or artist in the rhetoric, structure, and/or perspective of his or her work.
Define Parallel Structure
A form of language construction in which word forms, sentences, clauses, or paragraphs are constructed in the same way.
What is the climax of a story?
The highest point or turning point
Define Context
(1) The parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing the meaning or effect; (2) The social or cultural situation in which spoken or written message occurs.
Define Flashback
The technique of disrupting the order of events in a story by shifting to an earlier time in order to introduce information.
Define Nuance
A subtle difference in a shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
In the Plot Pyramid, what comes first?
Exposition
What are the five plot elements? Think about the pyramid diagram.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.