a diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships

the topic and a specific feeling or ideas associated with it.

a word that prefixes and suffixes can be added to, to form different words.

the center of interest or attention.

a group of letters that can be placed after a word to change its meaning.

a group of letters that can be placed before a word to change its meaning.

one or more letters that are attached to the beginning or end of a word.

a diagram made up of two or more overlapping circles that is used to show similarities and differences in characters, stories, poems, events, or major ideas between two texts.

the ending of the story, the summarization of ideas, or closing argument in nonfictional texts.

to make an answer clear using pictures, charts, or diagrams within an essay.

tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to writing.

a word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses.

the conversation between two people in a literary work.

an exaggeration or overstatement.

a sentence that has two independent clauses joined with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) or semicolon.

a conclusion based on facts or circumstances; understandings gained by "reading between the lines".

comparing how characters, situations or ideas are similar and different in literary selections.

the part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated, and leads to the climax.

a conclusion, drawn from specific information, that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person.

the attitude of the author toward the audience and characters

to briefly state the main idea and the major details in an essay.

What is the best American football team?

the essential parts that make up literature

the pattern or beat of a poem.

the story of a person's life written by someone else.

a category used to classify literary works.

the author's method of organizing a text.

poetry that lacks regular metrical and rhyme patterns but that tries to capture the cadences of everyday speech.

to tell about something using words; creating a picture with words in an essay.

recounting in a reader's own words a story or article that has just been read.

language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

an expression that cannot be understood if taken literally.

the vantage point from which a story is told.

a story about a mythical or supernatural being or events often not true.

a device used in literature to present action that occurred before the beginning of the story.

the bad/evil character that is against the protagonist in a story.

also called apposition; a grammatical construction in which two usually adjacent nouns having the same referent stand next to one another; often separated by commas.

the author's central thought; the chief topic of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase; the topic sentence of a paragraph.

the fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that make it unique to the writer.

a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as.

to tell about and recognize the differences between two or more items.

a struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions in a story.

a made up story rather than documented fact.

one of two or more words in a language that have highly similar meanings.

information from the reading that identifies a word or group of words.

two independent clauses and one or more dependent (subordinate) clauses.

a reference in literature to a familiar person, place or event.

a sentence that has a subject, verb, and expresses a complete thought. It is one independent (subordinate) clause.

a type of writing that gives ideas and causes the reader to experience emotion through the use of figurative language.

cause statements stem from actions and events, and effects are what happened as a result of the action or event.

how an author writes; an author's use of language.

the good/positive character in a story.

identical or very similar recurring final sounds in words usually at the end of lines of a poem.

the beginning part of plot, where the reader learns about the characters and setting of a story.

a light of humorous verse form of five lines.

a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero of great historic or legendary importance.

a topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work.

a word that is the opposite of another word.

to give your ideas about something in an essay.

The statement below is true that it is false.

meanings which though unexpressed in the literal text may be understood by the reader; implied is the ELA vocabulary word implicit.

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words.

a type of organizational structure in nonfictional texts, where the author typically presents a problem and possible solutions to it.

the clear, easy, written or spoken expression of words typically in oral reading

words that have several meanings depending upon how they are used in a sentence.

the author's intent either to inform or teach someone about something to entertain people or to persuade or convince their audience to do nor not do something is the author's purpose

a lyric poem of fourteen lines whose rhyme scheme is fixed.

the structure and sequence of events in a story.

the use of words whose sounds express or suggest their meaning.

a type of text organization that tells the events, facts, or information in time order or order of importance.

a sentence that has one independent clause and one or more dependent (subordinate) clauses.

the turning point in a story, when the conflict is at its most intense.

stories or texts that are true about people, places, or events.

two or more words pronounced alike, but have different spellings and meanings.

a device used in literature to give you a clue of something that will happen later in a story.

to examine in detail and then explain those details.

to make clear by telling "how" or "why" within an essay.

referring to specific text that is included in the reading passage or in the directions.

the general atmosphere created by the author's words.

text written to explain and convey information about a specific topic.

an argument that is in opposition to the claim/position provided in a piece of argumentative writing.

the end part of a story where the conflict is resolved.

the method an author uses to reveal characters and their various personalities is called characterization

the time and place in which a story unfolds

a story where animals or inanimate objects are given human characteristics to convey a moral.

the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. (American English spelling only)

an object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form.

a type of writing that tells a story

a device in literature where an object represents an idea.

the story of a person's life written by himself or herself.

a figure of speech that compares two unlike things not using like or as.

the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning.

to give the meaning of a word in a sentence or essay form.

a type of writing that supports a position or a claim about a particular topic through the use of logic, reasons, and evidence, often acknowledging and/or developing a counterclaim.

short stories featuring mythical beings such as fairies, elves, and sprites.

a type of story that is based on historical figures and events and is retold orally.

meanings which though unexpressed in the literal text, may be understood by the reader; implied.