Beginning of 7th Grade

The reasons for the character’s behavior

A pattern of end rhyme.

A logical guess based on evidence presented in a text. 

A story that can be online, in print, or broadcast on television.

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

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

The events that make up a story

Form of literature performed by actors.  

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

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

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

Video discussion between an interviewer and interviewee.

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

A group of lines in a poem

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

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

Statement of belief or feeling

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

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

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

A category of literature

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

The struggle between opposing forces

Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

A group of lines in a poem

Words with similar meanings.

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

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

The time and place of the action in a story.

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

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

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

A word part that came to English from an older language

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

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

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

The main unit of a poem.

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