Grade 10 Literary Vocabulary SpringBoard Unit 1 ELA

When a character struggles against an outside force.

When a character struggles between opposing needs/desires/emotions within his/her own mind. 

Imaginative language not meant to be taken literally, such as similes and metaphors. 

An interpretive statement articulating the central meaning of the text. 

The arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence.

The writer's central idea or main message about life. 

Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the senses and create a picture. 

A struggle or problem in a story. 

The way a writer/speaker uses words and tone to express ideas and the writer's personality.

A reference to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or literary work.

Anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level.