ELA Vocabulary

3. The exact, literal meaning of a word.
4. A character, symbol,story pattern or other element that is common to human experience across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature, myth, and folklore.
8. The sequence of related events that make upa story or novel.
10. A struggle between opposing forces.
11. of view: The perspective from which a story is told.
13. The clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay.
15. the time and the place in which a narrative occurs.
16. the circumstances or facts that surround a particular event or situation.
17. A writer's or speaker's choice of words.
18. The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word- beyond its literal definition.
20. A subtle difference or distinction in meaning.

1. How something is used.
2. The overall emotional quality of a work, which is created by the author's language and tone and the subject matter.
5. Brief and to the point.
6. A long narrative poem about the deeds of heroes or gods.
7. A story in which the characters, objects, or actions have a meaning beyond the surface of the story.
9. A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject.
12. The amount of time a writer gives to describing each event and developing each stage in the plot.
14. Showing what something is not in order to prove what it is.
19. Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures; imagery is created by details that appeal to one or more of the five senses.