Language Arts Midterm Review

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

A word part that came to English from an older language

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

Words with similar meanings.

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

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

Video discussion between an interviewer and interviewee

Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

The reasons for the character’s behavior

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

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

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

A group of lines in a poem

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

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

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

The events that make up a story

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

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

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.

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

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

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

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

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

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

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

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

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.

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

Statement of belief or feeling

A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.

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

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

The struggle between opposing forces

The time and place of the action in a story.

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

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

The main unit of a poem.

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text. 

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

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.

Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.  

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

A category or class of literature