Common ELA Terms Review

4. what something represents such as a dove, bird of prey, a windmill
7. To look at the similarities.
8. Form of writing that ridicules weaknesses of human behaviour.
9. A narrative that teaches a moral or message, often using animals as characters
13. two or more words, phrases, clauses similar in length and grammatical “set-up”
15. A story that involves gods that usually attempts to explain something related to nature.
17. An over-used expression that has lost its effectiveness.
18. A form of writing that ridicules the form and/or content of a well-known piece of writing.
19. Feelings/attitudes that are attached to a word/expression.
20. Direct dictionary definition of a word
21. The author presents the thoughts and point of view from several characters.
23. phrase interrupting the flow of a sentence separated by brackets, commas, or hyphens
25. The author knows the innermost thoughts of all the important characters.

1. Organization in which the consequences of an action are presented.
2. Feelings/attitudes that are attached to a word/expression.
3. One’s actions are the opposite of what is intended, making the audience aware of something about which the character is not.
5. A word/expression that is unique to a group of people. Often is slang and not to be taken literally.
6. Expression in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant.
10. Organization that is based upon time order.
11. An indirect reference to a real, or historic person, place or event.
12. A play on words
14. Characters/incidents in a story/novel represent real individuals/events.
16. Reference to an amusing story related to the topic.
22. To look at differences
24. The use of words/actions to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.