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Midterm review for 7th grade English Language Arts
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Gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
CONNOTATION
SYMBOL
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
2
The element of plot where the story begins to draw to a close
falling action
climax
resolution
rising action
3
A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem
FORM
STANZA
COUPLET
METER
4
Words with similar meanings.
ANTONYMS
SYLLABLE
SYNONYMS
ADJECTIVE
5
Video discussion between an interviewer and interviewee
News report
News article
News story
TV News interview
6
Qualities shown by the character. May be inferred or directly stated by the author.
character traits
motivations
actions
personality
7
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (
S
he
s
ells
s
eashells by the
s
eashore)
PERSONIFICATION
ALLITERATION
HYPERBOLE
METAPHOR
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A pattern of end rhyme designated by letters of the alphabet.
RHYTHM
COUPLET
RHYME SCHEME
FROM
9
The point in the plot that shows the final outcome of the conflict
resolution
rising action
exposition
climax
10
Struggle between a literary character and an outside force such as nature or another character
drama
pressure
external conflict
internal conflict
11
An opinion piece that usually appears in the opinion section of a newspaper
counterclaim
article
news story
editoral
12
The time and place of the action in a story.
plot
setting
exposition
scene
13
How words are arranged on the page in a poem
RHYTHM
COUPLET
STANZA
FORM
14
A story that can be online, in print, or broadcast on television
interview
essay
news report
editorial
15
Repetition of sounds at the end of words.
COUPLET
RHYME
ALLITERATION
METER
16
A speech given by a character alone on stage, for the benefit of the audience.
SOLILOQUY
MONOLOGUE
17
Ideas and feelings associated with a word.
ALLITERATION
DENOTATION
MEANING
CONNOTATION
18
The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
CENTRAL IDEA
19
The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.
anxiety
guilty conscience
internal conflict
external conflict
20
Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
SUFFIX
PREFIX
21
A group of lines in a poem
RHYME
RHYTHM
METER
STANZA
22
Words that echo a sound from nature. (e.g., ring, meow, tinkle, buzz).
ONOMATOPOEIA
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
SIMILE
23
The main unit of a poem.
COUPLET
STANZA
LINE
METER
24
Comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.
HYPERBOLE
METAPHOR
SYMBOL
SIMILE
25
Story’s greatest moment of intensity, turning point where conflict is resolved
resolution
climax
conflict
rising action
26
The events that make up a story
action
elements
plot
conflict
27
A word part that came to English from an older language
ROOT
NOUN
28
Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict
rising action
climax
exposition
falling action
29
The element of plot that presents complications that intensify
falling action
rising action
climax
exposition
30
Obvious exaggeration. A figure of speech not intended to be taken literally
ALLITERATION
HYPERBOLE
METAPHOR
ONOMATOPOEIA
31
The struggle between opposing forces
conflict
problem
drama
fight
32
Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.
ADVERB
ALLITERATION
ADJECTIVE
ANTONYM
33
Word part that appears at the beginning of a word or root.
PREFIX
SUFFIZ
34
Who the author is directing the writing towards.
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
AUDIENCE
35
A pattern of end rhyme.
METER
RHYME SCHEME
FORM
LINE
36
A category or class of literature
Story
Editorial
Genre
Summary
37
Person, place, or object that stands for something beyond and greater than itself.
IDIOM
HYPERBOLE
DENOTATION
SYMBOL
38
A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.
sonnet
ode
couplet
lyric
39
Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.
myth
drama
poem
folk tale
40
Statement of belief or feeling
OPINION
FACT
41
a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text.
inference
context clue
guess
evidence
42
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of a poem.
METER
COUPLET
RHYTHM
STANZA
43
Traditional story that attempts to explain human nature, creation, or nature and has a moral.
legend
folk tale
sonnet
myth
44
The reasons for the character’s behavior
motivation
inspiration
conflict
characterization
45
Growing tension and excitement of a story felt by the reader.
inference
conflict
rising action
suspense
46
Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
myth
drama
folk tale
sonnet
47
Type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.
rhyme
drama
poetry
memoir
48
Central or main idea of a piece of writing. Usually a message about life or human nature.
conflict
theme
evidence
details
49
A group of lines in a poem
COUPLET
PARAGRAPH
METER
STANZA
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A brief retelling of the main points of a story or text
summary
analysis
paraphrase
conclusion
