ELAR Vocabulary

something known to exist or have happened

language and description that appeals to the senses

additional information that explains, defines, or proves an idea

a literary device used in writing to represent a sound

a comparison of two unlike things using the word "like" or "as"

the standard pattern of a plot: rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

the turning point of a story; the moment of the highest tension and drama

shortened version of a text that highlights its key points

the problem that characters face in a story

determining when one event makes another event happen

who is telling or narrating a story

the underlying meaning of a work

the most important or central thought in a paragraph or a text

conversation between two or more people in a story

look for similarities between two texts

details about sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch that engage a reader's interest

writing from a personal perspective (uses words like "I", "me", "my")

a figurative expression that cannot be taken literally

a warning or indication of a future event

parts of a text that draw your attention to important information

the order in which events actually happened

a phrase in which every word begins with the same letter

giving a non-human object human-like qualities

a personal view about something; cannot be proved like a fact

the place and time where a story takes place

a series of events in a story that create suspense and tension, leading up to the climax

the reason a text was written (for example: to persuade, to entertain, to inform)

a person who tells a story

a logical conclusion made based on evidence from the text

when a text is written using words such as "he", "she", "him", "her", etc

an extreme exagerration

part of a word placed at the beginning of the word to change its meaning

to look for differences between two texts

the point of a story at which the conflict is resolved

part of a word placed at the end of the word to change its meaning

aspects of a person's behavior and attitudes that make up a personality

a comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing is another, often using the word "is"

the events that make up a story

introducing readers to background information about events, setting, characters, etc