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ELA
Unit 1 Stems: Literary Terms: Grammar
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| epi | upon, beside, among |
| intro | into, inward |
| intra | within, between |
| ant/anti | against, opposite |
| super | above |
| ex | out of, former |
| alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. example: the boy's dog began begging for biscuits. |
| anecdote | A short account of an event that is usually intended to entertain or make a point. |
| context clues | When you encounter an unfamiliar word, you can often use context clues to understand it. Context clues are the words or phrases surrounding the word that provide hints about the word's meaning. |
| inference | To draw a conclusion based on what you already know either from prior knowledge or evidence from the text. |
| couplet | A rhymed pair of lines. May be written in any rhythmic pattern. |
| figurative language | Words that are used in a n imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true. Used for comparison , emphasis, and emotional effect. |
| idiom | An expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words. Example: Kick the bucket = death |
| imagery | Consists of words and phrases that appeal to a reader's five senses. |
| metaphor | Comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common. Does not use linking words "like," "as," or "than." Example: The lake was smooth glass. |
| simile | A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using "like," "as," or "than." Example: She's as cold as ice. |
| symbolism | A person, place, object, animal, situation, or activity that stands for something beyond itself. Example: A dove can also represent peace. |
| theme | Message about life of human nature that he writer shares with the reader. Often a reader will have to infer what this message is. |
| hyperbole | Figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect. |
| common noun | serves as a general name, or a name common to an entire group. EX: poet, novel, family, love, journey |
| proper noun | Names a specific, one-of-a-kind person, place, or thing. EX: Florida, Jackson, Statue of Liberty |
| noun | names a person, place, thing, idea, or a quality |
| possessive noun | shows who or what owns something. EX: Jess's, witnesses', children's, Strafford's |
| pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
| personal pronoun | refers to the person making the statement, the person being addressed, or the person/things the statement is about EX: I, me, mine, they, he, him, she, it... |
| reflexive pronoun | follows a verb or preposition and refers to a preceding noun or pronoun. EX: myself, herself, himself, yourselves |
| interrogative pronoun | signals a question EX: who, whom, whose, which, what |
| verb | expresses an action, a condition, or a state of being |
| action verb | tells what the subject does or did, physically or mentally |
| linking verb | connects the subject to something that identifies or describes it. EX: am, is, are, was, were, sound, taste, appear, fell, become, remain, seem |
| auxiliary/helping verb | precedes the main verb in a verb phrase EX: CHADBSWIM can, could, has, had, have, am, are, did, do, does, be, being, been, shall, should, will, would, was, were, is, may, might, must |
| adjective | modifies/describes a noun, pronoun |
| adverb | modifies a verb, adjective, or an adverb |
| preposition | relates one word to another word EX: to, at, by, for, from ,in, of, on to with |
| article | always an adjective, precedes a noun. EX: a, an, the |
| conjunction | joins words or groups of words |
| interjection | expresses emotion EX: OW!, Wow |
| direct object | a word or group of words that tells who or what receives the action of the verb |
| prepositional phrase | preposition and all its modifiers |
| First person point of view | The narrator is a character in the story and uses first person pronouns (I, me, we) |
| Second person point of view | The narrator is speaking directly to the reader. Uses second person pronouns (you). |
| Third person limited point of view | The narrator is speaking about a character and the reader only has access to one characters emotions/feelings. Example: Harry felt that Ron was cheating him in some way. |
| Third person omniscient point of view | The narrator is speaking about multiple characters and the reader has access to one or more characters' feelings. Example: Charles wondered why Henry was so upset. "I didn't do anything to hurt you," he said. |
| Subjective point of view | The writer includes personal feelings, opinions, beliefs about their topic. |
| Objective point of view | The writer distances or leaves out personal opinions and bias. |
| Indirect object | a word or group of words that tells whom or what verb's action is performed. |
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