NYS ELA

The comparison of two things using the words "like or as" is

• simile

• metaphor

• theme

• comparison

The author's most important message of a text, that is often a universal message that all readers can learn from

• plot

• theme

• central idea

• setting

The comparison of two things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as"

• simile

• repetition

• metaphor

• central idea

When the author of a text gives hints to what might happen later on in a text

• foreshadowing

• suspense

• mood

• plot

A person, object or action that represents something else

• treasure

• conflict

• narrarator

• symbol

The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about

• perspective

• tone

• mood

• feeling

Type of text with informational facts, pictures, numbers, graphs, etc.

• literary text

• poem

• article

• informational text

The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)

• mood

• tone

• feeling

• atmosphere

The strategy BKG students use for conclusion paragraphs on the NYS ELA state test.

• CBA

• ABC

• RACCE

• 5 paragraph essay

The SWELTERING weather made the baseball game very uncomfortable. We tried using paper fans, but it didn't help much. We still were soaked in sweat.

What does the word SWELTERING mean?

• rainy

• stormy

• very hot

• weather