When the author asks a question but only expects one answer

Character wonders/asks a hard question to develop a problem

A great method of analysis using "if..." and "then..." stems

The author tells the audience to take action/do something.

Contrasts and Contradictions

Changes or differences to show problems or comparisons

An answer to a question--states a clear position - a roadmap

The start of the story, shows characters/setting/conflict

Aha Moment or Realization

The character realizes something to develop/resolve an issue

When the author includes information from professionals.

Who tells the story - a narrator, a character, etc.

WHY author is writing to a particular AUDIENCE at this time.

The author's message to the audience

The beginning of EACH paragraph that frames the par's topic

The speaker's attitude toward a subject.

A craft move where characters speak to each other

True, objective statements, without bias

The moves and techniques an author uses to develop a text

Character Motivations

Something that pushes a character to do or say something

When the author has an object represent something larger

When an author gives human traits to a nonliving object

An author writes something many times to create/emphasize

How a conflict is wrapped up or resolved

The main problem in the story, developed by complications

Descriptive language that appeals to our 5 senses (craft)

The personality of a character - WHO they are

When, Where, WHO is talking TO WHOM before evidence

Where, when, and in what social situation a story happens

How the author makes the audience feel

A comparison of unlike things using like or as

When the author uses a story to illustrate the central idea

How a character or speaker sees the world or events

What a character DOES in a story to propel the action

How the events of the story relate to each other and connect

To show the difference between ideas

Memory Moment/Flashback

Technique comparing 2 time periods to illustrate differences

A comparison of unlike things NOT using like or as

When the audience can see what a character is thinking

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ELA Definitions Review

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A character who is in most ways opposite to the main character to highlight their traits
Irony
Assonance
Hyperbole
Foil
2
Rhetorical Question
When the audience acts based on the author's command
When the author asks a question but only expects one answer
When the author is curious about life
When the author writes about an argument
3
Tough Questions
When the author develops a theme
Character wonders/asks a hard question to develop a problem
A narrative technique to show theme
The way an audience feels after an argumentative text
4
A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader
Foreshadowing
Craft move
Suspense
Repetition
5
If/Then Statements
A technique for brainstorming
A great method of analysis using "if..." and "then..." stems
What Ms. McChane says when she is confused
A good way to copy your neighbors
6
Call to Action
A move in argument writing that asks a question
The author tells the audience to take action/do something.
How a character feels in a text.
When the author asks the audience for support
7
A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.
Mood
Satire
Abstract concepts
Foreshadowing
8
Contrasts and Contradictions
Two words that Ms. McChane shouldn't use
The most wonderful answer ever
Changes or differences to show problems or comparisons
The amount of time needed to answer a prompt
9
a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history, another text, etc.
Allusion
Diction
Alliteration
Foil
10
Claim
An answer to a question--states a clear position - a roadmap
What people say when they are in trouble
A needed component to any narrative
Evidence to support an argument
11
Exposition
The setting and time period
The major problem
The start of the story, shows characters/setting/conflict
The characters and traits
12
Aha Moment or Realization
The character realizes something to develop/resolve an issue
When the character creates a problem
When the reader finally understands a text
When the author comes to a conclusions
13
The main character in a literary work, sometimes (but not always) a “hero” to the audience
Foil
Epic
Protagonist
Literary Analysis
14
A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history, another text, etc.
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Allusion
Assonance
15
Expert Testimonies
Speaking directly to the reader.
When the author includes information from professionals.
When the author gives an opinion.
Percentages and numbers in a paper.
16
Point of View
How a character feels about a scenario.
Who tells the story - a narrator, a character, etc.
What ideas we are getting from the author.
The director of a play.
17
Purpose
WHY author is writing to a particular AUDIENCE at this time.
The cause for an action
The organization of an essay
The method behind the structure
18
Theme
The correct answer to a question
How the author makes the audience feel
The author's message to the audience
The focus of an argument
19
Topic Sentences
The call to action at the end of an argument
The beginning of EACH paragraph that frames the par's topic
The start of an essay
The linking sentence at the end of a paragraph
20
Tone
A character's motivation
The speaker's attitude toward a subject.
The words that create sensory imagery
The audience's feelings
21
Dialogue
The attitude of the characters
A craft move where characters speak to each other
The point of view of the characters
The character's thoughts and feelings
22
Facts
True, objective statements, without bias
Subjective statements about a text
What the author thinks or feels
A summary of a text
23
Craft Moves
The decisions an audience makes about mood
The things used to build a house
The moves and techniques an author uses to develop a text
The choices an author makes about conflict
24
Character Motivations
The characters talking to one another
What makes a character mad
The characters thinking about something that makes them feel
Something that pushes a character to do or say something
25
Symbol
What Ms. McChane writes on the paper
When the author has an object represent something larger
A little letter
What helps your cell phone get service
26
Personification
When an author uses figurative language
When the author creates the setting through tone words
When an author uses sensory details to create a feeling
When an author gives human traits to a nonliving object
27
Repetition
The life cycle of a cell
When a character shares his/her internal thoughts
An author writes something many times to create/emphasize
When an author complains about a point
28
Resolution
The amount of time it takes for a problem to build
The cause and effect of a problem
How the conflict develops
How a conflict is wrapped up or resolved
29
When the audience knows something not known by one or more characters (in plays, movies, books)
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
Abstract Concept
Imagery
30
Conflict
The character's perspective on an issue
The scary part of the story
The main problem in the story, developed by complications
The most fun we could have
31
Sensory Details
When the author describes a setting
Small points that give us a better understanding
The beginning of a text
Descriptive language that appeals to our 5 senses (craft)
32
Character Traits
What a character does
How an author develops the theme
The personality of a character - WHO they are
What a character thinks
33
Context
How evidence ties back into your claim
Evidence from the text
The analysis of the claim
When, Where, WHO is talking TO WHOM before evidence
34
Setting
Where a story takes place
Where, when, and in what social situation a story happens
When a story takes place
How often a story takes place
35
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory but expresses a possible truth.
Paradox
Imagery
Repetition
Personification
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Mood
The audience's claims and opinions
How the author makes the audience feel
When the author makes an argument
The author's feelings about the subject
37
Simile
A comparison of unlike things NOT using like or as
A comparison of unlike things using like or as
When things are similar
Figurative language appealing to the senses
38
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast (usually within the same sentence when a craft move)
Parody
Rhetorical question
Symbol
Antithesis
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Anecdote
When the author uses emotional language to develop the C.I.
When the author uses experts to develop a central idea
When the author uses pathos to develop the central idea
When the author uses a story to illustrate the central idea
40
How a poem is divided (4+ lines), "paragraphs" for poetry
Stanza
Dissonance
Topic .Sentence
Paragraph
41
Perspective
How a character or speaker sees the world or events
A set of facts supporting a claim.
How the author writes - his/her craft
What my mom always tells me to get
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Characters' Actions
A character's major issue in a story
When the characters think to themselves
What a character DOES in a story to propel the action
When characters hurt each other
43
Causality
How the events of the story relate to each other and connect
A chain of problems
The effect of an action
Why we read literature
44
Distinguish
To show the difference between ideas
To develop a conflict
To show what is the same
To tell about an issue
45
Memory Moment/Flashback
A technique to show a problem
Technique comparing 2 time periods to illustrate differences
A gap of time created to allow a character to listen in
The development of the conflict
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Metaphor
A comparison of unlike things NOT using like or as
A type of figurative language that exaggerates for effect
A comparison of unlike things using like or as
When you were introduced to the number four
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Internal Thoughts
Descriptive language about a character
When the audience can see what a character is thinking
Actions a character takes in a story
Dialogue between characters

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