Common ELA Terms Review

4. An example-I’m a little under the weather or the ball is in your court.
7. The use of words/actions to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
8. An indirect reference to a real, or historic person, place or event.
9. An example-The landlady and Mary Maloney, the protagonist in Lamb to the Slaughter, are alike, since they use their innocence to commit horrible crimes.
11. Expression in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant.
14. Direct dictionary definition of a word
18. Organization that is based upon time order.
19. Form of writing that ridicules weaknesses of human behaviour.
20. two or more words, phrases, clauses similar in length and grammatical “set-up”
21. An example is-I remember feeling gratitude after I got a flat tire, and someone stopped to offer to change my tire for me.
22. A narrative that teaches a moral or message, often using animals as characters
23. Animal Farm is an example as it represents real individuals/events.
24. The author knows the innermost thoughts of all the important characters.

1. Organization in which the consequences of an action are presented.
2. what something represents such as a dove, bird of prey, a windmill
3. The author presents the thoughts and point of view from several characters.
5. One’s actions are the opposite of what is intended, making the audience aware of something about which the character is not.
6. An over-used expression that has lost its effectiveness.
10. A story that involves gods that usually attempts to explain something related to nature.
12. Feelings/attitudes that are attached to a word/expression.
13. An example-Snowball was not like Napoleon, as he was guided by the farm’s needs.
15. phrase interrupting the flow of a sentence separated by brackets, commas, or hyphens
16. Feelings/attitudes that are attached to a word/expression.
17. A form of writing that ridicules the form and/or content of a well-known piece of writing.