Language Arts Review

logical guess based on evidence  

The struggle between opposing forces

A brief retelling of the main points of a story or text

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation. 

Statement of belief or feeling

Story’s greatest moment of intensity

Traditional story that attempts to explain human nature, creation, or nature and has a moral.

Type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and organized to create certain effects.

Words that echo a sound from nature. (e.g., ring, meow, tinkle, buzz).

Gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

Words with similar meanings.

The events that make up a story

The time and place of an action in a story.

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

Obvious exaggeration. 

Comparison of two different things using "like" or "as".

Word that describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun.

Category or class of literature

Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.  

Qualities shown by the character. 

Growing tension and excitement felt by the reader / viewer.

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys