7th Grade Literature Terms

sequence of events in a literary work

meaning or underlying message of a story

main character, the one with whom the reader identifies

the crucial decision or most exciting point of a plot line

part of a plot line where conflict is developed

what the character is experiencing at the beginning of a story

when the author tells you exactly what a character is like 

Jenny and Sue fight over who they will vote for in the upcoming presidential elections.

opposes the main character

Jason and his sister are lost in the woods, trying to survive on their own.

Shari wants to get new shoes but cannot afford them and considers stealing them.

time and place of a story

Problem is between the main character and themselves--a feeling of right or wrong

ways in which the author develops characters

The events at ‘the end’ that resolve the conflict.

The event that introduces conflict into the plot

when an author tells you what a character is like using inference

Paul disagrees with the school rule of not wearing hats in the hallways.

person or animal in a story

part of a plot line where background character information is given