ELA Basics

8. an object, image, or action represents a deeper more analytical meaning
9. a word that represents a sound and actually resembles and imitates the sound it stands for
10. when an author inserts a famous quote, poem, song or other short passage or text at the beginning of a larger text
11. when a statement is used to express an opposite meaning other than the literal one
13. a part of speech: a word that describes a noun
14. how the text makes me feel as a reader
16. the use of a nicer, more mild word or expression is used in place of a harsher more blunt phrase
18. the authors attitude in the text
19. when an author uses descriptive language that evokes or appeals to our five senses
23. when an author makes an indirect reference to a figure, place, event that most people would recognize
24. What type of cat does your ELA teacher have?
25. a figure of speech: a comparison between two different things using like or as
26. a part of speech: an action word
27. a part of speech: a word that describes a verb
28. a part of speech: a person, place, thing or idea

1. the use of hints or clues used by the author to show future events unfolding
2. use of informal language and slang to lend a sense of realism to characters
3. a figure of speech: a comparison between two different things, not using like or as
4. What type of dog does your ELA teacher have?
5. the repetition of initial sounds
6. a category of music, literature, or movies
7. How many sons does your ELA teacher have?
9. two words that are placed together with opposite meanings
12. the use of personal or human qualities put on a a thing or abstraction
15. your ELA teacher's last name (2025-2026)
17. exaggerated statement that is not supposed to be taken literally
20. when a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of multiple sentences
21. a genre of writing that criticizes something or someone in the world
22. an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred