ELA Terms

A conflict in which a character struggles against an outside force.

A person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.

A story of the writer's own life , told by the writer.

time and place in which the story takes place

names a person place, thing, or idea

A central message or purpose of a piece of literary work.

The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text.

A part of speech that expresses a mental or physical action(ie...run, jump, climb)

Parts of speech-takes the place of a noun

Part of speech-a word that modifies/describes a noun or pronoun(which one?How many?What kind?)

Part of speech -a special name for a specific noun; these nouns should ALWAYS be capitalized!

A word that modifies/describes an adjective, verb, or another adverb(answers How?When? Where? )

a piece of writing that tells about imaginary characters & events (ie...short stories & novels)

A writer of a book, article, report, etc...

The reason the author decides to write about a specific topic.(PIE)

A list of titles or chapters of the parts of a book organized in the order they appear.

perspective from which a story is told

The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

a struggle between opposing forces

Point of view in which an outside perspective is used by the narrator(uses words like he/she)

A list of terms in alphabetical order found in the back of a book.

POV where a character in the story is telling/sharing their view( uses words like: "I" & "me.")

The sequence of events in the story.

How the author creates and develops a character in the story

Author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story;helps create suspense!

A conflict where the character is struggling within their own mind.

writer's attitude toward his or her subject

A types of writing in which the writer tells about the life of another person.

a part of speech for a general name for a non-specific noun(ie...teacher, boy, school)