FAST ELA Review

The presentation of a things with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect; understatement

when the narrator refers to one of the characters (or the reader) as "you"

Words that urge the reader, listener, or viewer of a sales promotion message to take an immediate action, such as "Write Now," "Call Now," or (on Internet) "Click Here"

A struggle between opposing forces

The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

a way of persuading an audience through reasoning by offering them facts, statistics, and examples.

irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

A long narrative poem about the adventures of an almost superhuman character

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.