7th & 8th Grade Language Arts Review

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

Qualities shown by the character.  May be inferred or directly stated by the author.

Word part that appears at the beginning of a word or root.

An opinion piece that usually appears in the opinion section of a newspaper

Person, place, or object that stands for something beyond and greater than itself.

Type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text. 

Words that echo a sound from nature. (e.g., ring, meow, tinkle, buzz).

A word part that came to English from an older language

The point in the plot that shows the final outcome of the conflict

The time and place of the action in a story.

Growing tension and excitement of a story felt by the reader.

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (She sells seashells by the seashore)

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

A category or class of literature

Obvious exaggeration. A figure of speech not intended to be taken literally 

Comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.

A speech given by a character alone on stage, for the benefit of the audience.

The struggle between opposing forces

Video discussion between an interviewer and interviewee

A brief retelling of the main points of a story or text

Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.  

Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

A group of lines in a poem

Struggle between a literary character and an outside force such as nature or another character

The reasons for the character’s behavior

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

Statement of belief or feeling

Gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

Instructions for how the drama is to be performed in front of an audience, often in parenthesis

Story’s greatest moment of intensity, turning point where conflict is resolved

A pattern of end rhyme designated by letters of the alphabet.

Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.  

A story that can be online, in print, or broadcast on television

Traditional story that attempts to explain human nature, creation, or nature and has a moral.

The events that make up a story

Words with similar meanings.

A form of literature meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

The element of plot where the story begins to draw to a close

Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of a poem.

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

The main unit of a poem.

Central or main idea of a piece of writing.  Usually a message about life or human nature.

A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.