ELA Vocabulary practice

Front

The way the author organizes the text is called _____________.

Back

Text structure

Front

What is it called when the author goes back in time during the story because of something that happened in the story?

Back

Flashback

Front

The ______ is all of the events in the story.

Back

Plot

Front

When a phrase gives human characteristics to a non-human object, it is called __________.

Back

Personification

Front

When the author shares a reason something happened and what happens, the structure is called ________.

Back

Cause and effect

Front

A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' is called __________.

Back

Simile

Front

The main idea or message of a story is known as the __________.

Back

Theme

Front

A word that has the opposite meaning of another word is called an __________.

Back

Antonym

Front

The use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect is called __________.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

When the author hints at what will happen later in the story, it is called __________.

Back

Foreshadowing