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ELA CSA Review
Terms to apply on the ELA CSA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| memoir | tells of an important/memorable time in the author's life |
| infer | make an educated guess on something |
| tone | writer's attitude toward the audience or subject; usually described in one word |
| connotation | feeling associated with a word, can be negative, positive, or neutral |
| denotation | dictionary meaning of a word |
| dom | lord or master |
| able | capable of |
| theme | central idea, concern, or purpose |
| conflict | struggle or problem in a story |
| author's purpose | main reason for writing (can be more than one); to inform, persuade, entertain, describe, and /OR express |
| alliteration | repetition of the first consonant sound |
| onomatopoeia | sound words |
| repetition | repeating words and phrases in a sentence or paragraph |
| simile | comparison of two things using like or as |
| metaphor | comparison of two things without using like or as |
| exposition | introduction of the setting, characters, plot, etc. of a story |
| rising action | increasing tension in a plot |
| falling action | moving towards the resolution of a plot |
| climax | turning point of a plot |
| setting | time and place of action |
| characters | person or animal that takes part in the action of a story |
| resolution | outcome of the conflict in a plot |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |