7th Grade ELA terms

Question 1

This is interrupting the plot of the story to recreate an incident from an earlier time.

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flashback

Question 2

This takes place between a character and a force outside the character (nature, event, person)

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external conflict

Question 3

A character who undergoes an important change in beliefs, personality, or attitude.

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dynamic character

Question 4

What is the main character in a story?

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protagonist

Question 5

These are events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.

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falling action

Question 6

Narrator is an outside observer who knows all the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

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Third Person Omniscient

Question 7

Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using pronouns "I" and "We"

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first person

Question 8

This is a struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs of a group (poverty, values..)

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man vs. society

Question 9

This is a struggle between a character and mother nature (weather, animals, sickness, etc.)

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man vs. nature

Question 10

What are problems that arise as characters struggle to reach their goals?

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conflicts

Question 11

This is the anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story.

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suspense

Question 12

What is the time and place of a story?

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setting

Question 13

What is the first part of the plot, where characters and setting are revealed?

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exposition

Question 14

These are techniques a writer uses to make the story more interesting to the reader.

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story devices

Question 15

This is the central idea, message, moral, or truth a story reveals about life.

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theme

Question 16

Narrator reports the facts as an outside observer. Sports play by play.

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Third Person Objective

Question 17

What is the character or force in conflict with the protagonist?

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antagonist

Question 18

This is the end of a story where all loose ends are tied up and conflicts are resolved.

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resolution

Question 19

A character who is crucial to the storyline.

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major character

Question 20

This is a mental or physical struggle between two characters.

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man vs. man

Question 21

This is an ending to a chapter, book, or section that leaves the reader in suspense.

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cliffhanger

Question 22

A character whose situation you understand or can relate to.

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sympathetic character

Question 23

What is the chain of events that make up a story?

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plot

Question 24

What is the main part of the story that moves the story along; most conflicts happen here?

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rising action

Question 25

These are hints or clues that suggest what may happen later in the story.

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foreshadowing

Question 26

This takes place inside a character's mind or heart, sometimes involves a decision.

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internal conflict

Question 27

A character mentioned only briefly (less than a flat character).

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minor character

Question 28

Narrator is an outside observer who only knows thoughts and feelings of one character.

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Third Person Limited

Question 29

A character you do not know well, typically with only one or two character traits

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flat character

Question 30

These describe how a character looks on the outside.

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physical/external character traits

Question 31

Characteristics that may be inferred through thoughts, feelings, actions, or dialogue.

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internal character traits

Question 32

The standpoint from which a story is told.

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point of view

Question 33

This is a struggle between a character, his conscience, feelings, or fear.

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man vs. self

Question 34

When the narrator tells the story to another character using the word "you." Used in recipes.

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second person

Question 35

A character you know well with a lot of personality traits who tries to solve hard problems.

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round character

Question 36

This is the most exciting part of the story. Usually a turning point. The "OMG" moment.

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climax

7th Grade ELA terms

Questions 36

7th Grade ELA terms

Questions 36