Language Arts Vocabulary Review

A figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis.

An interruption in the action of a plot to tell what happened at an earlier time

The literal dictionary definition of a word

A reference to an event, person, place, or statement from history, religion, literature, etc.

Words that imitate the sound associated with what it represents (ex: buzz, bang, meow).

Words that are opposite in meaning

A comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

A perspective based on fact and is not influenced by emotions, opinions, or personal feelings

Which is not an example of Person vs. Society conflict?

Informational text that deals with real people, events, and places without changing any facts.

The uncertainty or anxiety you feel about what will happen next in a story.

The author's attitude toward the subject

Which is not an example of external conflict?

Giving human traits/qualities to non-living or nonhuman things.

A perspective open to greater interpretation based on personal opinion, feelings, and emotions

The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot.

The overall emotion the reader feels from a piece of literature.

The most important idea expressed in a text

A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be the other.

POV told by a narrator who is not part of the story but knows the thoughts of one character.

POV told by a narrator who is not in the story but knows the thoughts of multiple characters.

A group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem.

Characters that experience important changes throughout the plot of a story.

The main universal message about life that is revealed in a work of literature.

A musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed/unstressed syllables or sound patterns

A struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces.

A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people.

The feelings and associations that a word suggests. ex: fragrance is positive, odor is negative

A word, object, image, or anything that somehow represents a larger idea.

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.

Language that appeals to the senses.

POV where the speaker is addressing you. It's often used when providing directions and advice.

Where and when a story takes place

A contrast between what is expected and reality

Which is not an example of Person vs. Self conflict?

Repetition of sounds in two or more words, often in the final syllables of lines in poems

POV in which the speaker is a character in the story and tells it from his/her perspective.