ELA Terms Part 1/2

a type or class of literature

a text that is true, accurate, factual

information derived directly from a text

The author's attitude reflected in the style of the written word

Any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work

The general place, historical time, and social circumstances in which action occurs in a story or play

chief topic of a passage expressed or implied in a word or phrase

a way to organize poetry into sections

a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature

a position on a topic

a literary tool that makes audience laugh, or that intends to induce amusement or laughter

a contrast or incongruity between expectations for a situation and what is reality

a passing reference in a text to a literary or historical person, place, event, or other literary work

The emotion(s) expressed by an author or artist

The series of events in a narrative work

a position from which something is considered or evaluated

A lack of certainty on the part of a concerned reader about what is going to happen to characters

the way a text or section of a text is organized

a type of oral or written communication that develops or debates a topic in a logical or persuasive way

a text that has imaginary elements

chiefly in literary texts, the narrative way the story is told (first- or third-person narrator)

details that are in agreement with a claim or position

a conclusion logically drawn from presented information