ELA EOC Review

Point-of-view where the narrator is an outside observer that knows all characters' thoughts

Moral, message, or lesson taught in a story

Explaining the meaning of something

When a passage weaves 2 or more story lines that are linked by characters or themes

The reason an author writes about a specific topic (inform, persuade, entertain, explain)

The progression or advancement of something

Mentioning or referring to something

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning (cultural definition)

Point-of-view where the narrator is an outside observer that CANNOT see any inner thoughts

Point-of-view where the narrator is a character in the story; uses "I" and "me"

When a passage starts in present time, and then begins to describe events of the past

Type of irony when someone says the opposite of what they mean (sarcasm)

Restricted in size; not enough

Literature in which characters and events represent moral, religious, or political ideas

Type of irony when the audience/ reader knows something that the characters do not know

Type of irony where the reader expects something to happen, but the opposite actually occurs

When the opposite of what is expected happens in a literary work

A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence

Struggle or opposition between characters/ forces

Enough; adequate

A reference to a well-known phenomenon (work of art, literature, pop culture, etc.)

Closely connected to what is being done

Examine in detail to explain or interpret

A thing that represents something else, especially an object representing something abstract

Literal meaning of a word (dictionary definition)

Repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage

A group of words that does not express a complete thought or sentence

Describing an object in a way that isn't literal, but explains an idea or makes a comparison

When a passage describes an action or event that leads to another action or event

Prove to be right

When a passage is arranged starting with the earliest event and following the order of events

When a passage describes similarities and differences between places, people, events, or ideas

A self-contradictory statement that when explained may prove to be well founded or true

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

When a passage or story begins in the middle of the action with no introduction