ELA Academic Vocabulary Review

To mention in support, proof, or confirmation; refer to as an example of

• perspective

• cite

• figurative

• text structures

Proof to support a point or claim

• evidence

• analogy

• theme

• connotative

A method of studying the nature of something or of determining its essential features and their relations(breaking it apart)

• allusion

• context clue

• analysis

• theme

A brief statement or restatement of main points

• perspective

• allusion

• evidence

• summary

What is the meaning of "merged" in the line?

"Is merged into the backcloth of the land"

• blended

• elevated

• shimmered

• faded

The message of a story; the big idea about life or people in a story

• theme

• suspense

• cite

• evidence

Words characters say to one another

• suspense

• analogy

• evidence

• dialogue

Involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; nonliteral

• figurative

• context clue

• dialogue

• literal

Involving the feelings associated with a word in addition to the primary meaning(the feeling)

• connotative

• denotative

• theme

• cite

A similarity of like features between two things, on which a comparison may be based

• figurative

• allusion

• analogy

• summary