ELA Terms To Know
April Jimenez
Connotation VS Denotation
●ᴥ● The meaning of a word that Is associated with emotions.
Example
"The lazy bum sat on the curb all day instead of looking for a job"
Denotation
●ᴥ● The Meaning of a word taken literal or from the dictionary.
Example
"The relaxed homeless man sat on the curb all day instead of looking for a career."
❧You can remember the differences by thinking about D in denotation as D in dictionary.
First Person POV
●ᴥ● First Person POV is only used if YOU were in the moment.
❧Example
"I saw them! They headed that way!"
Second Person POV
●ᴥ● Second Person POV is used when you are referring to someone else there.
❧Example
"You need to clean your room! it's a mess."
Third Person POV
●ᴥ● Third Person POV is used when someone is referring to a story.
❧Example
"Then he took her by the hand and proposed to her!"
Simile VS Metaphor
Example
❧"She is as pretty as the sunrise!"
●ᴥ●A metaphor is non-literal meaning to resemble to something else.
Example
❧"When his mom found out he was lying, he turned as hard as stone"
Different Poems
These poems are often used with rhythm and mainly associate with love and emotions.
Example
❧William Shakespeare- Sonnet Number 18
Different Poems
These poems are long and mostly consist of tales and or culture.
Example
❧Virgil- Aeneid
Different Poems
These types of poems are formally used to explain a story. they have a narrator that tells the story.
Examples
❧Walter De La Mare- The Listeners
Commonplace Assertion, Option, Fact
This is when a statement is true according to most people, but can not be backed up with facts.
Examples
❧"You're not supposed to go swimming right after you eat!"
●ᴥ●Opinion
This is the personal view or choice a person has on a topic.
Example
❧"I don't like my mom! she wouldn't let me get a puppy!"
●ᴥ●Fact
This is a statement that CAN be backed up with information that is true. is also statistics.
Example
❧"Did you know that human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!?!"