ELA Milestones Review

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Theme

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The message of a literary text.

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Plagiarism

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Presenting the words, work, or ideas of someone else as though they are your own and without providing attribution to the author.

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Idiom

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Expression specific to a language: 'It was raining cats and dogs!'.

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Tone

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Author’s attitude about a subject or an audience.

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Denotative Meaning

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The explicit meaning of a word.

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Connotation

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The implied or associated meaning of a word, beyond its literal definition.

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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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Simile

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

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Characterization

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The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

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Plot

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The sequence of events in a story, including the conflict and resolution.