ELA terms

Front

What is a brief statement of the main events of a story?

Back

Summary

Front

What is the reason the author is writing?

Back

Author's purpose

Front

What is the following of one event after another called?

Back

Sequence

Front

What is comparing using 'like or as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is using several pieces of information to make an inference (best guess)?

Back

Drawing conclusions

Front

What is a character's perspective in a story?

Back

Point of view

Front

What is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

Back

Antonym

Front

What is a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word?

Back

Synonym

Front

What is the main idea of a text?

Back

The central point or message the author wants to convey.

Front

What is a literary device that gives human traits to non-human things?

Back

Personification