Midterm Review

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

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

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

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text. 

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

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

Statement of belief or feeling

A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.

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

The reasons for the character’s behavior

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

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

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

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

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

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

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

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

A group of lines in a poem

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

Words with similar meanings.

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

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

The main unit of a poem.

The events that make up a story

The struggle between opposing forces

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

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

The time and place of the action in a story.

Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

A word part that came to English from an older language

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

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

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

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

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

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

A category or class of literature

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