NWEA ELA REVIEW

used to record ideas, events, and observations from your own experience

Less regular rhythm sometimes found in prose

The snowflake kissed my cheek

gives human characteristics to a nonhuman subject

The author speaks directly to the reader

Time and place of the action

Paints pictures in our minds

Regular rhythmic pattern found in a line of poetry

A character whose traits are in direct contrast to those of the principal character

Long, narrative poem about a larger-than-life hero who is on a dangerous journey

literary device that surprises the reader

He's as fast as a cheetah

broad statement that applies to examples supported by evidence

struggle with inner feelings and emotions

describes real people and events

brief story about an amusing event

A character who experiences a basic change in character throught the events of the story

Events are told in the order that they happen

compares two unlike things using like or as

Explanation of the situation and the condiditon of the characters

word that sounds exactly like another word, but different spelling and meaning

A person, object, situation, or action that operates on two levels; the literal and the symbolic

The central point about a topic

A word's history

restate something in your own words

making logical guesses

The main reason for writing

Peak or turning point of the sotry

Use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning

Repetition of consonants sounds anywhere in the words

Repetition of the vowel sounds in a phrase

Told by someone outside the story

Not fully developed character

Exaggerated way to describe something

compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is another

Jumbo Shrimp is an example of:

One who does not experience a basic character change during the story

A person tells his or her own story

Traditional Japanese poem about nature

the central idea or message

The central character in the plot's conflict

Recurring flow of strong and weak beats in a phrase, "Chicka, chika, boom, boom"

Collection of facts and statistics on climate, people, etc.

What is wishy washer washer woman an example of?

Add interest and/or humor

Expresses the poets thoughts in musical language

Fully developed character; s/he has become a real character

When the author narrates an event that took place before the current time of the story

struggle with outside forces

When the reader is told everything about the story, including the thoughts and feelings of all the characters

Author's attitude toward what he or she writes

When unusual words and expressions are used to suggest a difference from the normal speech

Giving words a meaning beyond their ordinary one

When your outlook about something leans one way

Abrupt ending at an exciting and often dangerous time in the plot

occurs when the conflict is solved

Indirect reference to something outside the current literary work

The part of the story that happens after the climax

a struggle between forces

Planting of hints about what will happen in the story

repetition of sounds at the end of a word

sequence of events that makes up a story

The poet arranges letters and lines to create a visual image or shape...

A collection of maps

view from the narrator or story teller...

The conversation between characters

When you do something because everyone else is

story describes made up people and events

A character is "Telling" the story

Tales that explain about gods and goddesses

The force in conflict with the protagonist

Most important theme in the story