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Language Arts
Term | Definition |
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Imagery | Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses |
Conflict | A struggle between two opposing forces |
Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines two seemingly opposite words |
Theme | The central idea of a story |
Falling Action | Action that typically follows the climax |
Simile | A figure of speech that compares two things using like or as |
Mood | The feeling created in the reader during the story |
Exposition | The beginning of a story |
Connotation | A set of ideas associated with a word |
Metaphor | Compares two things without like or as |
Alliteration | The repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word |
Characters | A person or animal that takes part in the story |
First Person | The story told by a character |
Denotation | Dictionary meaning of a word |
Diction | The manner in which we express words |
Plot | The conflict of a story |
Point of View | the way the story is viewed |
Protagonist | The main character |
Antagonist | The character in conflict with the protagonist |
Personification | Giving inanimate objects the characteristics of a human |
Resolution | The outcome of a story |
Foreshadowing | When the author uses clues to hint at what could happens later in the story |
Rising Action | The part of the story that happens directly after a conflict is introduced |
Tone | A reflection of a writers attitude toward a story |
Flashback | When an earlier event is inserted into the current story |
Climax | The turning point of a story |
Third Person Omniscient | When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of over two characters |
Setting | Where the story takes place |
Suspense | Growing intensity while awaiting the climax |
Third Person Limited | When the narrator knows less than two characters thoughts or feelings |
Evidence | Finding exact quotes or facts from the text to support your answer |
Central ideas | Main point of the text |
Authors purpose | Entertain, persuade, inform |
Narrative form | Tells a story |
Tone | How the author expresses their feelings or opinion in a text or a story |
Nouns | Person, place, thing or idea |
Common noun | Not specific |
Proper noun | Specific and capitalized |
Abstract noun | Idea or concept |
Concrete noun | Physical Object |
Singular noun | 1 |
Plural noun | 2+ |
Possessive noun | owned or owns |
Pronoun | takes the place of nouns |