ELA Flashcards
ELA
David
12 year old Jewish boy who escaped concentration camp. David interacts with the world around him showing how little he knew.
Prison Guard (The Man)
A guard in the prison that loved David’s mom. The guard helped David escaped by giving him directions, supplies, and food since he loved Davids mom
Johannes
A prisoner in the camp who served as a role model and a mentor. Johannes taught David how to reed and speak many langues
Marria
An Italian girl who was trapped in a burning shed who was saved by David. David expressed love for her and smiled for the first time (Carlo’s brother)
Carlo
An Italian boy who beats up David for trespassing thinking Davids a thief. (marria’s brother)
Calro’s Father
Let David into his house since David saved his daughter, wealthy, thought David was a bad influence, suspicous of David
Carlo’s mother (Edith)
Greatful for David saving Marria, becomes distant from David, going to report David to police, feels sorry for david by newspaper
Signora
Painter David meets who paints a picture of him because he is odd, David has deep connection and friendship with her, she helps bring David to his mom
The Farmer
Cruel man who inslaves David to do work on farm the hand him to police in spring
King
A dog David met and became friends, sacrifices his life for David
Italian Sailor
Man who found David hiding in storage offers David a ride them got close to port and threw him over board so he can swim to shore.
Dally can’t except johnyy’s death because
Johnny was the only person he loved
Synonym
Words that mean the same thing
antonym
Words that are opposites of each other
homophones
Words that sound the same but don’t mean the same thing
suffix
a word added to the end of a root word
prefix
a word added to the start of a root word
positive connotation
words associated with good ex. awesome, pretty
negative connotation
words associated with bad ex. boring, ugly
Idiom
words not meant to be taken literally
personification
a word that uses human traits for a non human thing
onomatopoeia
words that sounds like what it’s named
alliteration
2 words or more that start with the same letter
simile
comparing 2 different words using like or as
metaphor
comparing 2 different words not using like or as
denotation
a words literal meaning
Hyperbole
A word that is over exaggerated
James is faster than lightning
metaphor
Amazing Alex is an amazing acrobatist
Alliteration
It’s so hot I’m going to melt
Idiom
James fell down the stairs BAMM!!!
Onomatopoeia
Jack is fast like a lightning bolt
simile
The flowers danced in the wind
personification
That mountain doesn’t end !
Hyperbole
Ponyboy Curtis
light brown almost red hair gray eyes, poor no parents, youngist child, loves reading and movies and sunsets
Soda (pop) Curtis
slim, dark greasy hair, handsome, poor no parents, middle child
Darry Curtis
6’2 muscular, brown hair, poor no parents, works long and hard, doesn’t have time for stuff, oldest child
Steve Randle
thick swirly hair, lean, cocky, smart, good with cars
Two-Bit Matthews
long rust coloured side burns, grey eyes, positive/supportive, likes to fight and steal
Dally Winston
in and out of jail
cold, tough, and mean
long white hair, blue eyes
Johnny Cade
Big Black eyes
black greased hair
nevous, scared of getting jumped again, scared of own shadow
Vicki’s cookies turned out charred and as hard as rocks.
_____ Vicki’s cookies came out chewy and perfectly baked.
negative then positive denotation
