ELA Terms to Know
By: Bethany Giron
Connotation and Denotation
Ex. A connotation of
Denotation is a dictionary definition.
Ex.
Point of View
Ex. As I walked down the completely lifeless street , the mysterious humming increased.
Second Person : The point of view in which the narrator is telling the story in the form of 'you'.
Ex. As you walked down the completely lifeless street , the mysterious humming increased.
Third Person :The point of view in which the narrator uses they, he , and she.
Ex. As she walked down the completely lifeless street , the mysterious humming increased.
Omniscient - When the narrator knows it ALL.
Limited - When the narrator has limited information.
Simile and Metaphor
Simile and Metaphor
Ex."I’m holding it because you say no ,Like a child in front of a shop window" - Got 7; Stop Stop it
suga's smile is so sweet. sweeter than sugar
Metaphor - A figure of speech that a word or phrase is applied to an object that is not literally applicable.
Ex. In the song Good Boy by G- Dragon , he says , " ...when girls see me, their eyes light on fire."
Types of Poetry
Epic- A long poem that is usually about heroic deeds or significant to the culture of the poet.
Narrative- A poem that tells a story.
Commonplace assertion, opinion, fact
Opinion - A judgement formed about something not necessarily based on knowledge or fact.
Fact - A thing/object that is indisputably the case.