ELA Vocabulary

1. Open to more than one interpretation.
3. Information that supports a claim.
9. A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together.
10. A figure of speech that describes an object or action as something else.
11. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite.
13. To find differences.
16. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
17. An assertion of the truth of something.
18. A reason or set of reasons given to persuade others.
19. Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.

1. The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words.
2. An idea or feeling that a word invokes.
4. To give a brief statement of the main points.
5. The literal or primary meaning of a word.
6. The central topic or idea explored in a text.
7. To find similarities.
8. To draw a conclusion based on evidence.
12. A spoken or written account of connected events.
14. To examine in detail.
15. A comparison using "like" or "as".