ELA Terms to Know

Front

What is the broad idea or message being conveyed to the reader in informational text?

Back

Central Idea

Front

What do you call the character or force that is the opponent or enemy of the main character?

Back

Antagonist

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling?

Back

Figurative Language

Front

What is the relationship between the reason something happens and the result?

Back

Cause-Effect

Front

What term describes the main character in a story?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What do you call a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things?

Back

Personification

Front

What is a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words?

Back

Idiom

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

Back

Plot