Language Arts Project Definitions

Its lesson or message.

The series of events that form a story in a specific order.

<p>The solution to the conflict or the end of the main dramatic conflict.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An indirect reference to something.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Language that distinguishes between literal and figurative meanings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Describing an object as if it were a person.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A comparison using 'like' or 'as.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A direct comparison that states one thing is another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of the same sound to start several words in a row.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The perspective from which a story is told.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Comparing analyzes similarities; contrasting analyzes differences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A category of passages, such as fiction and nonfiction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An overview that captures the main points without details.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How ideas influence individuals or events.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A meaning beyond the explicit meaning of a word.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The explicit meaning of a word.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The way in which a piece of writing is structured.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author's intention for their piece.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The opinion of the author.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Something that proves or demonstrates the truth of something else.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A fact can be proven; an opinion cannot.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The order in which a series of events happened.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Where one thing causes another thing to happen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Writing that informs the reader or explains something.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To let readers know what they will be reading about.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The way in which a piece of writing is structured.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A word, phrase, or clause that links one idea to the next.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The end that sums up the main idea and provides an overall message.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The way in which a piece of writing is organized.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A variety of mediums that enhance writing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The steps including drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A verb used to command or tell someone to take action.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A verb used when asking a question.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A verb indicating a situation dependent on a particular condition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A verb that shows something contrary to fact.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Words and phrases that surround another and help explain its meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The foundation of a word.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An expression that means the opposite of what is said.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An event known by the reader but not by the character.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An instance where actions have the opposite effect of what is planned.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A word or phrase with more than one meaning used in a funny way.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Denotation is the exact definition; connotation is an implied meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers