Quarter 2 ELA Terms

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Across
  1. 3. to determine something not stated directly by using reasoning and evidence from the text
  2. 6. to condense someone else's words into the central ideas (this should be in your own words BUT much shorter than the original source)
  3. 9. words used as an imitation of a natural sound
  4. 11. a string of words in a poem, not necessarily a full sentence
  5. 13. implied; the reader must draw conclusions based on textual evidence
  6. 16. descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)
  7. 17. stated directly
  8. 19. an artistic style of writing with lines, stanzas, meter, and rhythm; lyric and narrative are common styles
  9. 20. a category, or type, of literature; literature is commonly divided in the major genres: poetry, prose, and drama
  10. 21. the narrator in a poem
  11. 23. to examine closely
  12. 24. description, cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast, sequence/chronological (see notes on Google Classroom for definitions)
Down
  1. 1. a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.
  2. 2. everyday writing (essay, novel, biography, etc.)
  3. 4. a group of lines in a poem; the basic unit of a poem
  4. 5. a word’s dictionary definition
  5. 6. the use of language to create certain effects when read or spoken aloud
  6. 7. to add notes explaining or commenting on a text
  7. 8. simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, hyperbole)
  8. 10. when the same sounds at the beginning of words are repeated
  9. 12. the central message or purpose of a story
  10. 14. the events, situations, or language that surround a particular word, phrase, or piece of text that help explain its meaning
  11. 15. the most important or main point conveyed in a text; the point an author makes about a topic
  12. 18. a person, place, or thing that stands for something else
  13. 19. to express someone else’s ideas in your own words (this can be the same length as the original source)
  14. 22. feelings and ideas associated with a word