ELA Words to Know

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