Milestones Review ELA

The central idea of a story that is often abstract and can be applied to life in general.

Prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events

When you are asked to make an educated guess, based on textual evidence, you are making a(n)

A heading given to a smaller subsection within a larger piece of writing

A short and concise retelling of a story's main points.

Text describing the contents of a picture, graph or chart

A form of nonfiction in which a person tells his or her own life story.

The form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group.

The most exciting or tension-filled moment of a story. Also known as the high point.

Words used to describe how the author feels about the text

A list of the parts of a text; placed at the front of the text, in order they appear

Arrangement of a set of lines in a poem with fixed meter,length, and rhyme (like a paragraph)

A conversation between characters, set off by quotation marks

Comparison of two unlike things in which one thing is said to be the other

The part of the story that tells where and when the action takes place.

Comparison of two unlike things using like or as

The part of the story that introduces characters, setting, and back story.

The sequence of events in a literary work

A struggle that takes place within the mind of a character is

The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.

Words that often mean something different or opposite the typical meaning

How the story comes to a conclusion as a direct result of the climax

A conflict in which a character struggles against some outside force.

The person who tells the story and knows everything.

Dark letters indicating important information; reader must slow down and pay attention to these

The use of words or phrases to appeal to the five senses

Slanted letters indicating important information; must slow down and pay attention to these

The use of words that imitate sounds

A character in conflict with a main character

Surrounding words to help one determine what words mean in a sentence

When one gives human qualities to animals or inanimate objects

When a physical object or image is made to represent a much bigger idea, like freedom or hope.

The pattern of beats or stresses in language.

A sense of uncertainty about how events in a story will unfold, often using danger or tension.

Creating and developing a character

Part of the story that happened before the current action

Repetition of end sounds at the ends of lines of poetry, often used as emphasis

A story written to be performed by actors

Writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning,

Using any element of language more than once

The author's reason or intent for writing

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

This is an exaggeration done for effect, often to make something funny or stand out.

Poetry that tells a story, with a plot, characters, and setting