4th Grade ELA Terms

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What is an event in a story?

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Something that happens in a story.

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What are context clues?

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Words and phrases around an unknown word that give clues to the word's meaning.

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What is resolution in a story?

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The way the problem in a story gets resolved (how it turns out).

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What is a theme in literature?

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The main idea or underlying message of a story.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a conflict in a story?

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A main problem that drives an entire story.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The details about the time and place of a story.

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What is plot?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is a character in literature?

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.