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ELA Vocabulary Terms

The main or central idea of a selection is called the: gist. The series of related events that make up a story: plot. The main lesson, message or statement about life in the story: theme. The problem or problems characters face in a literary work.: conflict. Describing the main idea and important details of a passage using your own words: summarizing. Pieces of information that support or tell more about the main idea: details. A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand: inference. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something: . Examining something in great detail in order to understand it better or discover more about it: analyzing. The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning: context. The perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told: Point of view. Where and when the story takes place: setting. The person telling the story: narrator. A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty: opinion. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage; atmosphere: mood. A group of lines in a poem; a paragraph in a poem: stanza. To get a point across or to show: convey or reflect. Another word for primarily is _____________________: mainly. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes: personification. To show how things are alike or similar: compare. To describe differences between things: contrast. Conversations between characters: dialogue. Patterns of organization within a literary work or poem: structure. A statement or assertion that is open to challenge and that requires support: claim. A part of the story that is important: significance

Grade:Grade 3_AI - Grade 5_AI
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