ELA TEST 10/26/22 Flashcards
(33 cards)
What is exposition?
Characters, setting, background information.
What is rising action?
What happens in the story before the climax (1st, 2nd and 3rd)
What is climax?
Turning point of a story, wow moment.
What is falling action?
What happens after the climax and before the resolution.
What is resolution?
The outcome of the story, the conclusion to the story that tells how a problem is fixed. (May not always be a happy ending)
What does define mean?
To give the meaning
What does describe mean?
To explain with detail
What does identify mean?
To pick out and find.
What does examine mean?
To look at closely
What does analyze mean?
To look at the parts
What does construct mean?
To build, create, make.
What does deconstruct mean?
To take apart
What does historical period mean?
A specific time in history
What is an authors background?
Info about a authors life
What is an authors background?
Info about a authors life
What does predict mean?
An educated guess about what will happen next or later
What does determine mean?
To decide or establish
What are context clues?
Hints or clues in the story to understand something
What is the point of view?
The point from which a story is told; perspective
What is a character?
a person, animal, or thing in a story
What is a narrator?
The person who tells the story
What is a setting?
time and place of a story (*sometimes includes weather or environment)
What does mood mean?
The feeling the author creates for the reader of the story
What is a conflict?
a problem in a story
