7th Grade Language Arts Midterm Review

A word part that came to English from an older language

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

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

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

The struggle between opposing forces

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

An opinion piece that usually appears in the opinion section of a newspaper

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

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

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

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text. 

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

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

Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.  

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

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

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

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

The reasons for the character’s behavior

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

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

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

A category or class of literature

Words with similar meanings.

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

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

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

The main unit of a poem.

Statement of belief or feeling

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

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

Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.  

The events that make up a story

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

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

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

The time and place of the action in a story.

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

Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

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

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

A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.

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