ELA Quiz

Omnivore

an animal or person who eats both plants and animals.

Food chain

the system for growing, making, and delivering food

Organic

natural, without chemicals or GMOS

Sustainable

food that does not need to be processed and travels a shorter distance before being served

Impact

effect; positive or negative

processes

series of operations

Conflicting

Differing; directly opposite

Perspective/POV

How the author feels about the topic/narration

Sound

Valid and all premises are true

Reasoning

logical thinking

Determine

to describe

Delineating

outline and define something in detail

Purpose

Authors reason for writing text, to inform, entertain or persuade

Motive

Why the author writes the text

Interpret

the way something is understood

sufficiency

amount that is enough for the purpose

Relevancy

Degree to which something is related or connected to

Allusion

an indirect reference to something that is well known

Simlie

comparing two things using like or as

Metaphor

comparing two things without using like or as

Understatement

when a writer presents a situation or thing as if it is less important or serious than in reality

Idiom

A phrase where the words together have a different meaning than the individual meaning of the words

Imagery

Using senses through descriptive languages

Personification

Giving inanimate objects human traits

Propaganda

Information especially of a biased or misleading nature, is used to promote or publicize a particular political cause

Situational irony

When there is a disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs

Tone

Authors attitude toward the subject of the literary work