Language Arts Mid-Year Review

Words that have the same meaning

Information or writing that is factual

To put information in your own words

In order of time of occurrence

The writer's attitude about the topic

Words that convey action or a state of being

Character who experiences change from beginning to end in a story

An object that represents something beyond itself

When the reversal of what is expected occurs

An exaggeration meant for emphasis or dramatic effect

A story written about someone's life

Giving human qualities to a non-human thing (usually through the verb/action of the object)

Words that describe or modify nouns

The turning point of a story; when the story takes a new direction

A main idea statement

The source of conflict in a story

The driving force of a story; the problems and complications

Known as the main character in a story

The message or lesson to be taken away from a story; moral

Information that can always be proven true

Sharing the likenesses between information or objects

The events in a story

Words that are opposite in meaning to one another

To show differences between objects or ideas

A character that is fully developed by the writer; many traits are known

Elements that a reader learns during the exposition of a story

To express information in shortened form

The root "vit," as in vitamin or vital, means:

A type or category of literature

The narrator is a character within the story

Sound words

Narrator that is all-knowing; can "read the minds" of all characters

A type of noun that is always capitalized; names a specific person, place, or thing

The part of a word that holds meaning; can be used to build other related words

Convincing others of a point of view