Midterm Review

The main unit of a poem.

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

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

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

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

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

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

Statement of belief or feeling

The time and place of the action in a story.

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

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

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

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

Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.

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

A word part that came to English from an older language

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

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

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

The events that make up a story

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

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

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

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

A category or class of literature

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

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

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text. 

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

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

The reasons for the character’s behavior

A group of lines in a poem

Words with similar meanings.

The struggle between opposing forces

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

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