ELA TERMS

3. stated directly - no "beating around the bush"
6. implied meaning or emotional association of a word, beyond its literal definition - the feeling of a word - positive, negative, or netural
9. compares two things using words like or as
10. person telling the story
12. show the difference - uses words like unlike, however, but
14. type of figurative language that uses an exaggeration to emphasize a point
15. type or class of literature (e.g., fiction, drama, poetry)
16. tell the main parts from beginning, middle, and end
18. author's attitude toward the subject of the text, conveyed through their word choice and style
19. words that mean the same

1. the literal meaning of a word - the dictionary meaning of the word
2. where the story takes place
4. Words, phrases, or sentences that establish connections between ideas when writing or speaking (similarly, in addition, finally)
5. break it down into parts - study in depth
7. read between the lines to find the meaning - educated guess
8. point of view or perspective a story is told from
11. show how things are alike - uses words like similar to and compared to
13. life lesson in a story
17. words that have opposite meaning