ELA Words to Know
Across
- 4. A contrast between expectation and reality (situational, dramatic, or verbal).
- 6. Restating something in your own words while keeping the original meaning.
- 8. The author's attitude toward the subject.
- 9. An opposing viewpoint to the main argument.
- 10. of View, The perspective from which a story is told (first, second, third-person).
- 13. Idea, The main point of a nonfiction text.
- 14. A direct comparison between two unlike things (e.g., "Time is a thief").
- 16. Phrases with meanings that are different from their literal definitions (e.g., "spill the beans").
- 17. A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.
- 18. The use of symbols to represent ideas or concepts.
- 20. Giving human traits to non-human things.
- 21. The part of a story where the conflict is resolved.
- 22. A comparison using "like" or "as"
Down
- 1. The central message or lesson of a literary work.
- 2. Extreme exaggeration for effect.
- 3. A brief statement of the main points of a text.
- 5. A response that counters or disproves an argument.
- 7. The repetition of initial consonant sounds.
- 9. Clues, Hints in surrounding text that help determine the meaning of an unknown word.
- 11. Hints about what will happen later in a story.
- 12. The main argument or claim of an essay.
- 13. The main point or position an author takes in an argument.
- 15. A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature.
- 16. A logical conclusion drawn from evidence in the text.
- 19. The feeling a reader gets from a text.