NWEA Vocab Week #3

Front

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words called?

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What does 'third person' mean in narrative perspective?

Back

The narrator is NOT a character but sees the world through one character's eyes and thoughts.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What term describes a narrative that may include elements of fantasy or reality?

Back

Tale

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

What is a group of exact words taken directly from a text or speech called?

Back

Quotation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

What does 'chronology' refer to?

Back

The arrangement of events by their order of occurrence.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is irony?

Back

A contrast between expectation and reality, often highlighting a surprising outcome.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

What is an allusion?

Back

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What is a sonnet?

Back

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4