ELA Final Vocab

a very short folktale that teaches a moral or a lesson

• fable
• tall tale

• myth

• legend

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a genre that is set in the past and may include real people, places, or significant events from history

• historical fiction
• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• folk tale

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the author directly states a character's traits

• direct characterization
• indirect characterization

• alliteration

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the perspective from which a story is told

• point of view
• theme

• mood

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story

• suspense
• foreshadowing

• alliteration

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

most exciting moment of the story; turning point

• climax
• rising action

• falling action

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

a folktale that usually has some connection to a real historical person or event; combining factual and fictional events with exaggerations that are not meant to be humorous

• legend
• tall tale

• fable

• folk tale

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

• mood
• suspense

• point of view

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

repetition of initial consonant sounds

• alliteration
• assonance

• consonance

• flashback

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• idiom
• metaphor

• assonance

• legend

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D