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ELA note cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allusion | A brief reference to a well-known person, place, event, story, or piece of art that the author expects the reader to recognize. |
| Juxtaposition | When an author places two ideas, characters, or images next to each other to highlight their differences or similarities. |
| Imagery | Descriptive language that appeals to the reader’s senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch) to help them picture a scene. Example: “The cold wind cut through his jacket like ice.” |
| Anaphora | The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of several sentences or lines to emphasize an idea. |
| Extended Metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things that continues over several lines or throughout a text. Example: Comparing life to a journey and continuing the comparison by mentioning roads, obstacles, and destinations. |
| Foreshadowing | A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story. |
| Subplot | A minor plot that relates in some way to the major plot. A line of action secondary to the main story |
| Motif | An element that recurs in stories from many cultures and many periods of history. It’s a theme or pattern that recurs in a work. EX: The number three is used in many stories. |
| Suspense | A literary device authors use to create a mental uncertainty accompanied by anxiety or excitement. It leaves the reader holding their breath! |
| Mood/Tone | Tone = Author’s feelings Mood = Reader’s feelings |
| Flashback | An interruption in the story to take the reader back to earlier times and events. Flashback is used to create a background to the present situation, place or person. Example: Back in the day when Sarah was a young girl… |
| Unreliable Narrator | A narrator who can’t be trusted An unreliable narrator is a character whose telling of the story is not completely accurate or credible due to problems with the character's mental state or maturity. |
| Symbolism | An ordinary object which has an extended meaning. For example, a dove is a symbol of peace. |
| Irony | The difference between what we expect to happen, and what actually does happen. This adds suspense and interest to the story. There are three verbal situational and dramtic |
| Verbal Irony | When a character says something that is the opposite of what he/she actually means. Example: Sarcasm When you appear to be sick and someone asks you if you’re okay. You say “Of course!” But in the meantime you are vomiting and fainting. |
| Situational Irony | Something takes place that a character or reader does not expect to happen Examples: The teacher’s daughter is a high school drop out. The chef won’t eat his/her own cooking. The barber always needs a hair cut himself. |
| Dramatic Irony | When the reader/audience knows something that the characters in the story, on the screen, or on the stage do not know. Ex In the Friday the 13th movies, we know Jason is in the woods, but the characters do not. |
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