ELA Terms!

A character that remains fundamentally the same.

• Protagonist
• Dynamic character
• Static Character
• Main Character

A character that experiences great change.

• Main character
• Dynamic character
• Static character
• Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A reference to a person, place, or thing without directly saying it.

• Climax

• Indirect Characterization

• Alliteration

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The time and place of the story

• characters

• plot

• setting

• third-person P.O.V.

Introduction/ beginning of the story's plot

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

• plot-diagram

Something that represents another thing (example: heart = love)

• title

• symbolism

• characters

• mood

The writer's attitude, either stated or implied in the writing.

• Mood

• Tone

• Purpose

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"Time is money." This is an example of:

• Simile

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The central or main idea of a text is:

• Thesis

• Theme

• Plot

• Purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

When the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what one would normally expect

• Sarcasm

• Initial Incident

• Irony

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6