ELA Vocabulary

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

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

textbook - full of factual information

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

when a narrator or outside observer tells the story

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

people, animals, or things in a story

to look at something; paying careful attention to all parts

describes events or events in order

time and place - when and where

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

comedy, romance, western, fantasy, sports

when a writer/speaker means exactly what they say

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

conparison using 'like' or 'as'

writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

true, factual - real

lesson or moral of the story

important details from the passage

prejudice for or against something

events leading up to the climax

a word that imitates sound

everyone is doing it

brief and to the point

details that support the main idea

I - character in story tells the story

what the text is about

comparison saying 1 thing IS another thing

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

when an object represents an idea

when you only know the thoughts and actions of 1 character

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

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

events after the climax - leads to resolution

similarities and differences between 2/more things

instructions - how to

facts or evidence that back up the main idea

problem outside yourself - problem with someone else

bad guy

lengthy comparison of 2 things

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

tells you about a problem and 1 or more solutions

exaggeration

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

dictionary definition of a word

sequence of events in the story

beginning of a story

no particular order

type of writing

a statement that can be proven

good guy

most exciting moment of the story - turning point

a struggle within a character - hard decision

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

use reasoning to figure something out

author tells you what the lesson or moral is

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

details that are not important but make the story interesting

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

why the author wrote and how they did

a scene that jumps back in time

giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

why a character does something

numerical facts and data to support argument

poetry paragraph

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

made up; not real, imaginary

perspective - how you see something

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

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

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

creating a strong emotional reaction

feeling or vibe the writing gives the reader

brief statement of the main idea

author directly states a character's traits

the end

personal views, attitude, or belief about something

descriptions of charater - physical, emotional, or mental

using a famous person to promote a product

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

the reason something happens and the result

tells a story - fiction and nonfiction