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Final Review of Literary Terms for 7th grade English Language Arts
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Type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.
poetry
rhyme
drama
memoir
2
The element of plot that presents complications that intensify
climax
rising action
falling action
exposition
3
An opinion piece that usually appears in the opinion section of a newspaper
news story
article
counterclaim
editoral
4
The time and place of the action in a story.
exposition
plot
setting
scene
5
A category or class of literature
Summary
Editorial
Genre
Story
6
The struggle between opposing forces
drama
conflict
problem
fight
7
Qualities shown by the character. May be inferred or directly stated by the author.
personality
character traits
motivations
actions
8
Person, place, or object that stands for something beyond and greater than itself.
DENOTATION
HYPERBOLE
SYMBOL
IDIOM
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Central or main idea of a piece of writing. Usually a message about life or human nature.
conflict
evidence
theme
details
10
Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict
rising action
climax
exposition
falling action
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The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
CENTRAL IDEA
12
Struggle between a literary character and an outside force such as nature or another character
external conflict
pressure
internal conflict
drama
13
A speech given by a character alone on stage, for the benefit of the audience.
SOLILOQUY
MONOLOGUE
14
The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.
internal conflict
external conflict
anxiety
guilty conscience
15
A group of lines in a poem
COUPLET
METER
STANZA
PARAGRAPH
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The point in the plot that shows the final outcome of the conflict
exposition
resolution
climax
rising action
17
A pattern of end rhyme designated by letters of the alphabet.
FORM
RHYTHM
COUPLET
RHYME SCHEME
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a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text.
guess
context clue
inference
evidence
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A word part that came to English from an older language
ROOT
NOUN
20
How words are arranged on the page in a poem
FORM
RHYTHM
STANZA
COUPLET
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Gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
CONNOTATION
METAPHOR
SYMBOL
PERSONIFICATION
22
Obvious exaggeration. A figure of speech not intended to be taken literally
METAPHOR
ONOMATOPOEIA
HYPERBOLE
ALLITERATION
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The main unit of a poem.
METER
STANZA
LINE
COUPLET
24
Story’s greatest moment of intensity, turning point where conflict is resolved
rising action
conflict
climax
resolution
25
Video discussion between an interviewer and interviewee
News story
TV News interview
News report
News article
26
Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.
myth
folk tale
poem
drama
27
The events that make up a story
action
plot
conflict
elements
28
Statement of belief or feeling
OPINION
FACT
29
Traditional story that attempts to explain human nature, creation, or nature and has a moral.
legend
sonnet
myth
folk tale
30
A group of lines in a poem
RHYTHM
STANZA
METER
RHYME
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Ideas and feelings associated with a word.
CONNOTATION
ALLITERATION
MEANING
DENOTATION
32
The element of plot where the story begins to draw to a close
falling action
resolution
rising action
climax
33
Words that echo a sound from nature. (e.g., ring, meow, tinkle, buzz).
ONOMATOPOEIA
HYPERBOLE
PERSONIFICATION
SIMILE
34
A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.
sonnet
ode
lyric
couplet
35
Word part that appears at the beginning of a word or root.
PREFIX
SUFFIX
36
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (
S
he
s
ells
s
eashells by the
s
eashore)
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
ALLITERATION
METAPHOR
37
Comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.
SIMILE
SYMBOL
HYPERBOLE
METAPHOR
38
Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.
ADVERB
ANTONYM
ADJECTIVE
ALLITERATION
39
A pattern of end rhyme.
LINE
METER
FORM
RHYME SCHEME
40
Growing tension and excitement of a story felt by the reader.
inference
rising action
conflict
suspense
41
A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem
STANZA
COUPLET
FORM
METER
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Words with similar meanings.
ANTONYMS
ADJECTIVE
SYLLABLE
SYNONYMS
43
A story that can be online, in print, or broadcast on television
news report
editorial
interview
essay
44
Repetition of sounds at the end of words.
ALLITERATION
RHYME
COUPLET
METER
45
Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
sonnet
myth
drama
folk tale
46
Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
ADVERB
ADJECTIVE
SUFFIX
PREFIX
47
The reasons for the character’s behavior
motivation
conflict
inspiration
characterization
48
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of a poem.
COUPLET
RHYTHM
METER
STANZA
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Who the author is directing the writing towards.
AUDIENCE
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
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A brief retelling of the main points of a story or text
paraphrase
conclusion
summary
analysis
