ELA Definitions

Question 1

A quality of writing where ideas and arguments move logically and fluidly through writing.

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cohesion

Question 2

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

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inference

Question 3

The reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.

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purpose

Question 4

Sets of letters that are added to the beginning another word.

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prefixes

Question 5

A statement that is exaggerated to make a point.

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hyperbole

Question 6

A humorous way of using a word or phrase so that more than one meaning is suggested.

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pun

Question 7

Sets of letters that are added to the beginning or end of another word.

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affixes

Question 8

The way the author expresses his attitude through his writing.

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tone

Question 9

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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imagery

Question 10

A word that sounds like its meaning.

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onomatopoeia

Question 11

A series of events in a story to build interest.

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rising action

Question 12

The conversation between or among characters in a literary work.

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dialogue

Question 13

A well-known phrase that means something different than what the words seem to mean.

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idiom

Question 14

A most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a turning point.

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climax

Question 15

The sequence of events that occur in a story, play, movie, etc.

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plot

Question 16

Sets of letters that are added to the end of another word.

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suffixes

Question 17

Words that give us more information about verbs such as how or when it happens.

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adverbs

Question 18

Words to describe how nouns look, feel, sound, smell, or taste.

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adjectives

Question 19

Stating something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

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understatement

Question 20

When a speaker's intention is the opposite of what he or she is saying.

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irony

Question 21

Compare 2 things that are different in most ways but the same in one way. Using like or as.

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simile

Question 22

Compares 2 things that are different in most ways but the same in one important way.

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metaphor

Question 23

Marks used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning.

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punctuation

Question 24

Techniques writers use to produce special effects in writing. For example imagery or foreshadow

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literary device

Question 25

The final outcome.

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resolution

Question 26

Giving human qualities to non-human objects.

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personification

Question 27

A word or phrase in a text that helps reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

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context clue

Question 28

A person, place, thing, or idea.

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noun

Question 29

When the beginning sound of a word repeats 2 or more times in a phrase or sentence.

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alliteration

Question 30

A time to introduce the characters, setting, and problems of a story.

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introduction

ELA Definitions

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ELA Definitions

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