ELA Vocabulary practice

Front

What is the term for a text structure that shows time order, like hours, days, or steps?

Back

Chronology/Sequence of events.

Front

What do we call a comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor.

Front

What is it called when a phrase is exaggerated for effect?

Back

Hyperbole.

Front

What do we call a phrase that has a different meaning than its literal interpretation, like 'raining cats and dogs'?

Back

Idiom.

Front

What is the term for all the events that happen in a story?

Back

Plot.

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as' called?

Back

Simile.

Front

What is the term for giving human traits to non-human things?

Back

Personification.

Front

What do we call the main idea or message of a story?

Back

Theme.

Front

What is the term for words that have opposite meanings?

Back

Antonyms.

Front

What do we call a story's background information that helps set the scene?

Back

Exposition.