ELA Vocab Review

Front

Imagery

Back

Visually descriptive language in a literary work that appeals to the senses.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

Resolution

Back

The moment when all of the loose ends are tied up and all of the questions are answered in a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Front

Perspective

Back

The way that an author or character views an idea or situation.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

Inference

Back

A guess made based on background knowledge and information from the text.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Personification

Back

Giving human traits to an animal or non-living object.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Plot

Back

The sequence of events that make up a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

Front

Theme

Back

The central idea or message in a literary work.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

Front

Exposition

Back

The introduction of background information in a story, including setting and characters.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Front

Rising Action

Back

The series of events that create suspense and lead up to the climax of a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Front

Climax

Back

The most intense, exciting, or important point of a story.

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CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C