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NorwoodELAState

Norwood ELA State

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A comparison of two unlike things using the comparing words "as," "like," or "than" Simile
A comparison of two unlike things that does not use comparing words Metaphor
Giving nonhuman things human traits Personification
When the narrator is a character in the piece of literature (uses I, me, etc..) 1st Person Point-of-View
When the narrator is someone outside of the story 3rd Person Point-of-View
The person telling the story Narrator
When an author predicts what will happen later in a piece of literature Foreshadow
When an author goes back in time in order to tell more about the story Flashback
The point of most suspense, or turning point, in a story. It usually occurs near the end of the story. Climax
The introduction of the setting and characters at the beginning of a story Exposition
The building of the conflict in a story Rising Action
Events that happen directly after the climax in a story Falling Action
The wrapping up or solution to a piece of literature Resolution
The problem in a piece of literature (ex: man vs man, man vs himself, man vs. nature) Conflict
The message about life an author gives through his/her work Theme
Words that sound like action Onomatopoeia
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words Alliteration
A picture that stands for greater meaning Symbol
A feeling of growing tension or excitement felt by the reader Suspense
The planned pattern of rhyme in a poem that is labeled with letters of the alphabet Rhyme Scheme
The "good guy" in a story Protagonist
The "bad guy" in a story Antagonist
A true story about a person's life Biography
The true story of your own life Autobiography
An educated guess Inference
When you connect something you're reading to your own life Text-to-Self Connection
When you connect something you're reading to something else you have read Text-to-Text Connection
When you connect something you're reading to something on the news, in history, or in the movies Text-to-World Connection
The opposite of what you expect Irony
On the plot pattern diagram, this is the second point where the conflict is introduced Inciting Incident
The tying up of loose ends after the resolution takes place Denouement
A made up story that is based on historical fact Historical Fiction
A true story written about a person Biography
A true story written about your life Autobiography
A conclusion added to a literary work Epilogue
A contradiction that makes sense Oxymoron
Humor Wit
A poem that tells a story Narrative Poem
A narrative poem that is told through dialogue that has an emotional theme and contains a refrain Ballad
A funny five-lined poem with a rhyme scheme of AABBA Limerick
Free form poetry with not set rhythm or rhyme scheme Free Verse
Two lines of poetry with the same meter and rhyme Couplet
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry Meter
The repetition of like vowel sounds in neighboring words Assonance
The emotional tone of a piece of literature Mood
Words or phrases used mulitiple times for emphasis Repetition
A vivid description using the senses Imagery
An exaggeration Hyperbole
A repeated pattern of sound Rhythm
A group of lines in poetry Stanza
A word-puzzle comparison Analogy
The reason why a piece was written (like persuade, inform, entertain) Author's Purpose
The lesson of the story Moral
The ordered events of a story Plot
A written conversation Dialogue
The main point Gist
A true statement that needs to be supported Claim
Beliefs and life styles Culture
Identifying information in text Cite
To put in your own words Paraphrase
Putting two things next to one another Juxtapose
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