Grade 10 Literary Vocabulary SpringBoard Unit 1 ELA

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

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

When a character struggles against an outside force.

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

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.

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

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

An interpretive statement articulating the central meaning of the text. 

A struggle or problem in a story. 

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