ELA Terms to Know

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Context Clues

Back

Words and phrases in a sentence that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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Cause-Effect

Back

The reason something happens and the result.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

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Chronological

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When the events in the story are presented in time order (the order in which they occur).

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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Metaphor

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A comparison between two unlike things without using the words like or as. Example: Joe is a ferocious lion on the playing field.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Idiom

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An expression that is not to be taken literally. Example: I'll give you a penny for your thoughts.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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Synonym

Back

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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Antonym

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Figurative Language

Back

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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Dialogue

Back

A conversation between two or more characters in a story.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Allusion

Back

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4