ELA Review

1. A paragraph in a poem
5. Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
7. The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
9. The opposite of what is expected
11. How can you know that something is written in first-person point of view?
13. signs that show clearly that something exists or is true
14. To quote from a passage or book as evidence of a statement.
15. Extreme exaggeration
17. The moral or lesson of the story
18. An educated guess based on what you see in the text and what you already know (background knowledge) is called

2. The reason the author has for writing, usually to inform, persuade, or express/entertain
3. What the passage is mostly about
4. A significantly shortened version of source material that captures main ideas in your own words
6. A figure of speech comparing two things without using like or as
8. A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize
10. Using words that imitate the sounds they make
12. A conversation between characters
16. The author's attitude towards the writing