ELA 7th Grade SAGE Review - Part 1

a word opposite in meaning

the action after the climax that concludes with the resolution

a "paragraph" in a poem

the "dictionary" or literal definition

the attitude of the writer towards a subject or audience (friendly, sarcastic, bitter, somber)

the feelings or ideas that a word suggests

"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas."

"Eating oysters can help you improve your mussel tone."

comedy, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, biography, etc.

a paragraph in an essay that acknowledges and then refutes the other point of view

the end or the conclusion of a literary work

the place in a literary work that is most significant to the main character or plot

the order of a story

a type of comparison intended to make a difficult idea more easily understandable

what precedes or follows a word or passage that clarifies its meaning

a reason or set or reasons that something is true (often in the form of an essay)

an abstract idea that dominates a book (love, freedom, fear, duty, etc.)

the opinion that a writer tries to prove or defend in an essay

conversation or "talking" in a literary work

an educated guess

a word that means exactly or nearly the same ("shut" and "close")

the action in a story that leads to the climax

a reference in one book to another book (The Outsiders mentions Gone With the Wind)

"the ball was thrown" or "the window was smashed"

the beginning of a story where setting and characters are introduced