7th Grade Language Arts Pretest

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

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

The time and place of the action in a story.

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

Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.

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

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

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

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

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

Words with similar meanings.

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

The events that make up a story

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

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

Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.

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

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

Statement of belief or feeling

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

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

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

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

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text.

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

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

The main unit of a poem.

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

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

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

The reasons for the character’s behavior

A group of lines in a poem

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

A category or class of literature

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

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

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

The struggle between opposing forces