ELA Vocabulary

describes events or events in order

time and place - when and where

information from the reading that hints at a word's meaning

similarities and differences between 2/more things

I - character in story tells the story

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

sequence of events in the story

comedy, romance, western, fantasy, sports

descriptions of charater - physical, emotional, or mental

beginning of a story

author directly states a character's traits

exaggeration

common expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally

descriptions that emphasize the good but don't give all the details

important details from the passage

God - know all and see all a character is doing and thinking

to look at something; paying careful attention to all parts

poetry paragraph

personal views, attitude, or belief about something

the end

warning or hint of what is coming in the future of the story

brief statement of the main idea

dictionary definition of a word

giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

perspective - how you see something

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words - Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

why a character does something

what the text is about

instructions - how to

why the author wrote and how they did

repitition of a consanant sound withint 2/more words close together

use reasoning to figure something out

tells you about a problem and 1 or more solutions

when a narrator or outside observer tells the story

creating a strong emotional reaction

no particular order

when a writer/speaker means exactly what they say

you have to figure out what the lesson or moral is on your own

a word that imitates sound

a lesson or moral anyone, anywhere can understand and relate to

fiction mixed with real elements - like a real person, place or setting

everyone is doing it

the reason something happens and the result

details that support the main idea

trying to get you to do something or feel a certain way

biased or misleading information used to promote a cause or point of view

people, animals, or things in a story

type of writing

most exciting moment of the story - turning point

prejudice for or against something

implied meaning of a word - feeling/idea a word causes

2 plot line going on at the same time in the same story

repetition of vowel sounds - the cat in the hat sat on a bat

bad guy

writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

textbook - full of factual information

events leading up to the climax

problem outside yourself - problem with someone else

comparison saying 1 thing IS another thing

numerical facts and data to support argument

brief and to the point

conparison using 'like' or 'as'

tells a story - fiction and nonfiction

events after the climax - leads to resolution

when an object represents an idea

beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people: where you live, religion, accent, morals, language

using a famous person to promote a product

lengthy comparison of 2 things

made up; not real, imaginary

true, factual - real

repetition of a vowel sound in 2/ more words close together

good guy

when you only know the thoughts and actions of 1 character

lesson or moral of the story

author shows what a character is like through personality, appearance, words, actions, and affect on others

a struggle within a character - hard decision

details that are not important but make the story interesting

feeling or vibe the writing gives the reader

facts or evidence that back up the main idea

a scene that jumps back in time

a statement that can be proven

author tells you what the lesson or moral is