1 / 12

ELA terms

ELA terms. LIST 1 - A. Compares two unlike things using like or as The tree swayed like a dancing boy Her hand was cold like ice. 1.) Simile. 2.) Metaphor. Comparing two unlike things without using like or as Batman was the beacon of hope the city needed

waneta
Download Presentation

ELA terms

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. ELA terms LIST 1 - A

  2. Compares two unlike things using like or as The tree swayed like a dancing boy Her hand was cold like ice 1.) Simile

  3. 2.) Metaphor • Comparing two unlike things without using like or as • Batman was the beacon of hope the city needed • Little Jakey was an animal on the football field

  4. A phrase you can’t take seriously It was raining cats and dogs You’re driving me up the wall 3.) Idiom

  5. 4.) Personification • Giving human traits to animals or objects • The squirrel brushed his teeth then flossed every day. • The eraser screamed as Allante decided to erase her entire essay.

  6. 5.) Onomatopoeia Words that sound like their meaning Slam, Whack, Boom, Crack, Whoosh

  7. 6.) Extended Metaphor • A comparison between two things that is made throughout a poem or story • A poem that compares addiction to video games. • A story where a dog is used to continually show the traits of friendship.

  8. A fight, struggle or argument: Man vs Man Man vs Beast Man vs Nature Man vs Society 7.) External Conflict

  9. 8.) Noun • A person, place, thing, or idea • Man, child, lawyer • City, sewer, field • Toilet, bubblegum, spaceship • Freedom, equality, honor

  10. Shows action or connects a subject to its object We ran and played. John is right and they are wrong. 9.) Verb

  11. 10.) Ad- Means – toward Advantage, advance, advice, addition While Kevae wasn’t looking, Chuck added baby roaches to his Raisin Bran.

  12. 12.) Euphemisms • a polite way (phrase) to say something that is controversial When a writer says that the character "passed away," he or she is using a euphemism to say that the character "died."

More Related