Duplicate of 7th Grade Language Arts Midterm Review

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

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

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

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

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

The struggle between opposing forces

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

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

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

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

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

Statement of belief or feeling

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

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

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

A group of lines in a poem

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

The events that make up a story

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

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

Words with similar meanings.

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

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

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

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text. 

The time and place of the action in a story.

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

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.  

A group of lines in a poem

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

A category or class of literature

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