7th Grade Language Arts Midterm Review

Question 1

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

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poetry

Question 2

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

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theme

Question 3

Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.

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drama

Question 4

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

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SYMBOL

Question 5

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

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climax

Question 6

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

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METER

Question 7

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

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SIMILE

Question 8

WHO the author is directing the writing towards.

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AUDIENCE

Question 9

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

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character traits

Question 10

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

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SOLILOQUY

Question 11

The reasons for the character’s behavior

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motivation

Question 12

A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.

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sonnet

Question 13

Part of the Plot Structure where characters, setting, and the conflict are introduced.

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exposition

Question 14

A category or class of literature

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Genre

Question 15

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

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resolution

Question 16

Word that DESCRIBES or modifies a noun or pronoun.

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ADJECTIVE

Question 17

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

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ALLITERATION

Question 18

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

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CONNOTATION

Question 19

The MOST important idea about a topic a writer conveys

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CENTRAL IDEA

Question 20

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

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RHYME SCHEME

Question 21

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

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summary

Question 22

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

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FORM

Question 23

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

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COUPLET

Question 24

The events that make up a story

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plot

Question 25

The main unit of a poem.

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LINE

Question 26

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

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RHYME

Question 27

The struggle between opposing forces

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conflict

Question 28

The time and place of the action in a story.

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setting

Question 29

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

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suspense

Question 30

A group of lines in a poem

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STANZA

Question 31

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

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Drama

Question 32

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

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ADVERB

Question 33

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

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myth

Question 34

Video discussion between an interviewer and interviewee

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TV News interview

Question 35

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs WITHIN a character.

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internal conflict

Question 36

Words with similar meanings.

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SYNONYMS

Question 37

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

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PREFIX

Question 38

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

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ONOMATOPOEIA

Question 39

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

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falling action

Question 40

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

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external conflict

Question 41

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

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HYPERBOLE

Question 42

The element of plot structure that presents complications that intensify the story

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rising action

Question 43

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

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PERSONIFICATION

Question 44

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

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Stage Directions

Question 45

Statement of belief or feeling

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OPINION

Question 46

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text.

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inference

Question 47

A word part that came to English from an older language

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ROOT

7th Grade Language Arts Midterm Review

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7th Grade Language Arts Midterm Review

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