ELA Vocabulary

Figurative language technique where you compare two things by using the words "like" or "as"

• adage
• comma
• metaphor
• simile

The perspective from which a piece of text is written

• quotation marks
• run on sentence
• main idea
• point of view

The marks, such as periods, questions marks, exclamation points, and commas that are used in sentences

• interjection
• punctuation
• conjunction
• text structure

A word that conveys emotion and has no grammatical relation to the sentence that follows

• conjunction
• interjection
• punctuation
• inference

The proof found in the text

• main idea
• compare
• evidence
• contrast

The punctuation to show that someone is speaking

• quotation marks
• run on sentence
• point of view
• main idea

Words that have the same spelling but different meanings

• summarize
• antoymn
• synonym
• homograph

A saying that offers advice or instruction on how to live your life

• adage
• detail
• proverb
• theme

The big idea or lesson on which the author bases the story

• adage
• detail
• proverb
• theme

An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form

• interjection
• conjunction
• personification
• run on sentence