ELA Academic Vocabulary

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Perspective

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A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

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What is an idiom?

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A common, often-used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. For example, "It's raining cats and dogs."

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What two things make up a story's setting?

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Time and place.

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List the plot elements in the correct order.

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Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

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Inference

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To make a guess based on knowledge.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message in a work of literature.

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Define 'character' in a story.

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work.

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is a simile?

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

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What is the climax of a story?

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