English Key Terms

An anecdote is

• A type of word

• A brief story about an interesting, amusing or strange event.

• A conversation between characters

• A sentence with two meanings.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Alliteration is

• Repetition of initial consonant sounds

• The high point of interest in a stroy

• A surprise ending

• Lesson taught by a literary work

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Climax

• The fastest moment in a narrative

• Sequence of events

• The high point of interest or suspense

• A poem that tells a story

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Dialect

• A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

• The result of two actions

• The use of words that imitate sounds

• A conversation between two or more people

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Foreshadowing

• A category or type of literature.

• The moment four or more characters realise what's happening.

• A dark character who follows another character

• Clues in a narrative which suggest events that have yet to occur.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Dialogue

• A conversation between characters

• A form of language spoken in a particular region

• A measuring device used to grade how loud somehting is

• A sequence of events in a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Genre

• Type of clothing a character wears in a story

• A category or type of literature.

• A conversation between characters

• The action of narrating or recounting somehting,

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Irony

• A heavy object or issue within a story.

• The easiest pathway to resolve an issue in a story

• The moment a difficult situation is smoothed out.

• A figure of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite of that expressed in words.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Imagery

• Repetition of descriptions.

• Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures for the reader.

• A poem that tells a story.

• Pictures on a page of a book.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Exclamatory sentences do what?

• Make a statement which communicates emotion

• A sentence which explains something.

• A sentence with no punctuation.

• A surprising statement.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D