ELA terms

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What is the term for where and when the story takes place?

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Setting: The time and place in which a story occurs.

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What do we call using clues in surrounding text to help find the meaning of a word?

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Context Clues: Hints or suggestions in the text that help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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Who is the person telling the story?

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Narrator: The voice or character that recounts the events of the story.

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What is the term for the problem in the story?

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Conflict: The struggle or problem that drives the plot of the story.

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What do we call two words that have the same meaning?

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Synonym: A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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What is the term for the main idea or message of a story?

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Theme: The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.

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What do we call a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile: A figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way.

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What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

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Antonym: A word that means the opposite of another word.

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What do we call a repeated sound at the beginning of words in a sentence?

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Alliteration: The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What is the term for giving human traits to non-human things?

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Personification: A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.