Parts of a Story
Common Mix-ups
Types of Language
Types of Language 2
Common ELA Terms
100

This is a struggle between a protagonist and an outside force.

What is External Conflict?

100

This word is a contraction which means "You are".

What is "You're"?
100

This is a word that describes or modifies a verb

What is an adverb?

100

This is when we compare two things without using the words "like" or "as".

What is a Metaphor?

100
This is the way that the speaker feels about the topic they're writing about.

What is Tone?

200

This perspective puts the main character in the driver's seat as the narrator. The text uses key words like "I," "Me," and "We."

What is First Person Point-of-View?

200
This is what you'd say when something belongs to "Them".

What is "Their"?

200

This is a word that describes or modifies a noun.

What is an adjective?

200

This is what it's called when we give human qualities to something that is not a human.

What is Personification?

200

This is a figure of speech which cannot be understood literally: "Raining cats and dogs"

What is an idiom?

300

Appealing to any of the five senses (taste, touch, sight, smell, sound) in your writing is called this.

What is Sensory Language?
300

This word describes something which belongs to "you".

What is "Your"?

300

This is what we call it when authors reference another work of literature, art, or culture in their work.

What is an allusion?

300

This is when we compare two things using the words "like" or "as".

What is a Simile?

300

This is what Mrs. Bryant means when she says "text".

What is any piece of literature, art, or media that we are analyzing?

400

By using this perspective, the story is told from the outside, using key words like "He," "She," "It," or "They."

What is Third Person Point-of-View?

400
This word is a contraction which means "They are".

What is "They're"?

400
This funny-looking word means "An exaggeration, usually to emphasize the speaker's feelings".

What is Hyperbole?

400
This is what its called when two or more characters speak to each other.
What is Dialogue?
400

This is a piece of writing which often rhymes. It includes a lot of figurative language and imagery to express deep emotions and big ideas in a small package.

What is a Poem?

500

This perspective turns the reader into a character in the story using key words like "You."

What is Second Person Point-of-View?

500

Both of these words pertain to a location.

What are "Where" and "There"?

500

This word is used when an author repeats sounds between multiple words or lines.

What is Alliteration?

500

This is the way that an author wants their audience to feel. This is influenced by the setting and word choice an author uses.

What is Mood?

500

This is what we must do when making direct references to someone else's work, even if we're just paraphrasing. Doing this helps to make sure we're not plagiarizing someone else's ideas.

What is citing evidence?