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ELA CSA Review
Terms to apply on the ELA CSA
Term | Definition |
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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 |