ELA Review Terms

Definition: the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence

Example: Please put away your paints and practice the piano.

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Definition: vivid, descriptive writing that appeals to the five senses

Example: The window made a pitiful screeching noise when it was opened.

• personification

• allusion

• oxymoron

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Definition: a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Example: The new pillows were like fluffy white marshmallows.

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

Definition: the author's attitude towards the subject they are writing about

Example: The _ of the text is persuasive.

• mood

• tone

• onomatopoeia

• argument

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Definition: using an idea, object, or feeling to represent something else

Example: In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry storms _ chaos and danger.

• allusion

• paradox

• theme

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Definition: unfair favor for or against a person or something

Example: A referee should not show _ to one team over another.

• tone

• assumption

• oxymoron

• bias

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Definition: words whose sounds suggest the meanings of the words

Example: Zoom!

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Definition: the use of characters, events, or things to represent lessons

Example: In The Tortoise and the Hare, the _ is that slow and steady wins the race.

• alliteration

• paradox

• onomatopoeia

• allegory

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Definition: the lesson or a message of a story

Example: Never give up.

• paradox

• oxymoron

• tone

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Definition: something that is supposed or believed without questioning

Example: Every student has a cell phone is an incorrect _.

• allegory

• assumption

• theme

• bias

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3