ELA NOTECARDS

Question	Answer
A comparison made without using the words "like" or "as"	Metaphor
A comparison made using the words "like" or "as"	Simile
A reference to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the reader's minds.	Allusion
The use of sensory details and descriptive language that appeals to the physical senses.	Imagery
The mode of narration that an author employs to let the reader "hear" and "see" what takes place in a story, poem, or essay.	Point of View
The use of description and plot events to reveal and advance the protagonists and antagonists.	Character Development
Interruptions that writers do to insert past events, in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative.	Flashback
A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story	Foreshadowing
A short descriptive passage containing no plot progression that is designed to enhance setting, characters, and meaning.	Vignette
The feeling or idea a word contains beyond its dictionary definition	Connotation
An object, person, or situation that has meaning beyond surface value	Symbolism
A statement about society either implied or stated directly in a story.	Social Commentary
An author's attitude toward the subject matter or audience	Tone
The central struggle faced by the protagonist in a story	Conflict
The final phase of a story in which the conflict is resolved	Resolution
The point at which a story begins to wind down and work towards a resolution	Falling Action
The highest or most intense phase of a story	Climax
The phase of a story that creates suspense, tension, and conflict	Rising Action
The opening or introductory phase of a story	Exposition
A series of events in a movie, play, novel, etc.	Plot

Next up

Description

Resource summary

Similar

	Created by Ava Bissonnette-Smith over 6 years ago