7th grade Semester Exam Review

An exaggeration so dramatic no one could believe it. (I told you a million times to stop.)

Person, place or thing

The repeating of the same letter or sound, especially consonant sounds 

Develops during the conflict and builds towards the climax

Words that describe or imitate a natural sound made by an object or action  (zoom, bonk,zap)

An outcry or sudden utterance

Describes a noun

Introduces a noun such as  - a, an or the

Where the loose ends of the plot are tied up, after the climax

Replaces a noun that is understood in text   (he, she, I, they, me we, her, him, them)

Describes the relationship between a noun and another noun, tells where and when

When the final outcome of the story is fully worked out, the end

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things (flowers danced,moon smiled)

The point of greatest interest in the story, the OMG moment

Gives important background information, introduces characters and setting

Action or being words that tell what the nouns do

Comparing two unlike things using the words “like” or “as” (I am as busy as a bee).

Joins together words, phrases or clauses

Comparing two unlike things without using “like”or “as” (Her voice is music to my ears.)

Describes a verb, adjective, or adverb and usually ends in“ly”