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ELA FINAL EXAM WORDS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plot- | The sequence of events in a story--beginning, middle, and end. |
| Exposition- | The beginning of the story where the main characters and initial conflicts are introduced. The setting of the story (time, place, weather, culture etc.). |
| Rising Action- | Events that lead up to the climax. They help create tension and suspense, and there may be more conflicts. |
| Climax- | The turning point of the story; the moment of tension, emotion, or suspense that determines the resolution. The main conflict is addressed. |
| Falling Action- | Eases the tension and shows how the main character resolves the conflict. |
| Resolution/Conclusion- | The end of the story is typically where the main conflict is resolved. |
| Idiom- | A phrase or expression that says one thing, but means something else. |
| Allusion- | A reference to something outside of what you are reading- a place, person, or event. |
| Hyperbole- | An extreme exaggeration. |
| Simile- | A comparison of two different things using the words “like” or “as”. |
| Metaphor- | A direct comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as”. it describes something by calling it something else. |
| Personification- | Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities or emotions. |
| Alliteration- | Repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| Theme- | The central idea or message about life that is expressed in the story. |
| Point of View- | First person, second person, third person (omniscient) The perspective in which a story is being told. |
| Foreshadowing- | Hints or clues about future events. Problem, fight, or struggle between characters, society, nature, or internally within. |
| ★ Character vs. Character: | his type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human. |
| ★ Character vs. Nature: | This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist. |
| ★ Character vs. Society: | This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, school, etc. |
| ★ Character vs. Self: | In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict like making a difficult decision or dealing with a personal problem. |
| Setting: | Where and when the story takes place (including the time, place, weather, culture, customs and traditions). - The central character’s opponent (creates the conflict). |
| Protagonist- | The central character is usually involved in a conflict against the antagonist. May also be known as the hero. |
| Climax- | The point of tension, emotion, or heightened suspense (the turning point). Determines the resolution. |
| Author’s Purpose- | The reason why the author writes: Entertain, Inform, Explain, and Persuade. |
| Mood- | The feelings the reader gets from reading the author’s words. |
| Tone- | The attitudes and feelings of an author/speaker toward a subject. |
| Characterization | means through which an author reveals a character’s personality. Characterization may be direct or indirect. |
| ★ Direct Characterization: | The author tells the reader what the character is like. |
| ★ Indirect Characterization: | The author shows the reader what the character is like through how a character looks, what the character does, what the character says, what the character thinks, or how the character affects the other characters. |
| Dynamic Character- | A character who undergoes a significant internal change throughout the story. This may be a change in understanding, values, insight, etc. |
| Static Character- | A character who does not undergo a significant change throughout a story. |
| Noun: | Names a person, place, thing, or idea/concept |
| Common Noun: | a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea/concept- not capitalized unless it's the first word of a sentence |
| Proper Noun: | the name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea/concept... begins with a capital letter |
| Singular Noun: | Names ONE person, place, thing, or idea/concept |
| Plural Noun: | Names more than one person, place, thing, or idea/concept |
| Action Verb: | Tells about an action. Sometimes you can see the action (physical actions). |
| Linking Verb: | Do not show action, instead, they tell that something is, or they link the subject with a word or words in the predicate. |
| Adjectives: | A word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. The answer to the questions: What kind, Which ones, & and how many? |
| Adverbs: | Modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They are commonly formed by adding -ly. They answer the questions: How, Where, & and When? |
| Pronouns: | Is used in place of a noun |
| Lesson 1: | Seeing |
| Roots: vis, spect = | to see or look at |
| Lesson 2: | Hearing |
| Roots: audio, phone = | hear, sound, listen |
| Lesson 3: | Speaking |
| Roots: voc, dict = | word, voice, or to speak |
| Lesson 4: | Review |
| Lesson 5: | Writing |
| Roots: scrib/scrip, graph = | write or record |
| Lesson 6: | Connecting |
| Root: soc = | being part of a group |
| Root: mem = | remembering |
| Lesson 7: | Lowering (with Prefixes) |
| Prefix: de = | down |
| Prefix sub = | under or below |