ELA Terms to Know

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What is a flashback in a story?

Back

A part of the story that happened before the current action which is brought out through characters' dreams or storytelling.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is an analogy?

Back

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way.

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What does rhyme involve?

Back

Words that sound alike and are paired together or near each other.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is the 'tone' in literature?

Back

The attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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What is 'Suspense' in the context of a story?

Back

A building or rising sense of concern or interest in what will happen in a plot.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is a theme in literature?

Back

The central idea or message that runs throughout a story.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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What is imagery?

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What is a protagonist?

Back

The main character in a story, often facing a conflict that needs to be resolved.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9