6th grade ELA vocab

Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

• figurative language

• idiom

• plot

• text structure

the author's method of organizing text

• figurative language

• plot

• text structure

• index

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• allusion

• assonance

an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed

• table of contents

• heading

• subheading

• index

the title or heading for one section of an outline or paper

• heading

• title

• subheading

• index

an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed

• index

• heading

• subheading

• table of contents

a title at the head of a page or section of a book.

• heading

• subheading

• title

• index

An ordered list of the topics in a document, along with the page numbers on which they are found. Usually located at the beginning of a long document.

• index

• title

• table of contents

• setting

to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply

• point of view

• infer

A character or force in conflict with the main character

• protagonist

• antagonist

• main idea

• plot