ELA MCAS Review

the anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story

vivid writing that appeals to the senses

phrases or lines of a poem that are repeated

a genre that is set in the future and based on the impact of real, potential, or imagined tech

the standpoint from which a story is told

a genre that is set in the past including people, places, or significant events from history

the atmosphere or feeling created by a work of literature

the attitude of the writer or speaker

events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution

rhymes at the ends of lines

the repetition of the same initial consonant sound among words

words whose final syllables almost rhyme

extreme exaggeration

narrator is all knowing

the author interrupts the plot to recreate an event of earlier time

adjectives that describe a character on the inside

a genre that is set in the modern present with human characters

the person (or force) in conflict with the protagonist

a genre of fiction that contains magical elements

the time and place of a story

the narrator is not in the story but focuses on one character’s point of view

a grouped set of lines in a poem set apart with a line of space

the end of the story where the main conflict is resolved

the author tells you explicitly what a character is like

a repetition of consonant sounds among words

the author shows you what a character is like through his thoughts, feelings, choices

a truth about life that is revealed in a story

a character that remains the same throughout the story

story with two levels of meaning: a surface level meaning and a symbolic or metaphoric meaning

words whose final syllables have the exact same sound

words whose sounds suggest their meaning

a form of poetry that tells a story and has a setting, characters, and a plot

giving human qualities to nonhuman things

a point of view in which the narrator is a person in the story

what happens in a story; the chain of events that make up a story

the main character in a story

the repetition of vowel sounds among words

a single line of a poem

what happens is the opposite of what we expect would happen

hints or clues that suggest what may happen later in a story

using an object or word to represent an abstract idea

a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their literal meaning

where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed

. rhymes within lines

poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the writer or speaker

the most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist; turning point in the story

a comparison of unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing

a comparison that uses the words like or as

the end of the story where the main conflict is resolved

the main part of the story where complications arise